The amount of news on foreigners hacking US based companies is not surprising, but based on the Snowden revelations, the US is doing it right back. Why does it seem like everyone is up in arms over just Russia?
Right now propaganda is exploiting the edge between old media and new. Apparently a lot of people have trouble telling if a news source or comments from fellow citizens are real. They're used to a world where faking a news story or getting a shill close to you took a lot of time and effort so 'trust by default' made more sense.
>Why does it seem like everyone is up in arms over just Russia?
Because you're probably viewing western-based news sources? People tend to focus on things that affect them and this is affecting the west right now because that's who Russia is targeting. Nothing magical about it.
Wouldn't that even apply to this news story?
>Because you're probably viewing western-based news sources?
Years ago I started the habit of reading both CNN and Foxnews, and I try to do the same with global news as well. Which is why the Syria fighting, the immigration issues, Russia and elections all seem to be treated one sided no matter which source you look at.
But despite this, CNN and Fox will make some odd changes lock-step, but not international news in the same way. But you'd only notice this if you have a habit of looking at all sides.
But for some reason, we tack on "technology" to something, and we think it's something different, when it's not.