iamjustin

I'm only "singling out" Google, because it's something I had paid for online, that I no longer pay for. I don't subscribe to anything else online.

I never suggested that it was feasible for Google to shut down, but that doesn't mean that I have to just accept what they are complicit in. I no longer choose to do business with them. That hardly makes me a deluded moron.

The actions of Lavabit actually caused me to cancel my account with Google Play All Access today (proof: http://i.imgur.com/KbmaBnS.png, if anyone cares), that I've had since day one.

It's not that I didn't know that Google was ok with the spying before, but seeing the difference between the reaction of Lavabit, to the non-reaction from Google -- well THAT gave me the final push to stop doing business with the company.

I really like Google's products. I really like All Access, but I don't think I'll be supporting the company financially anymore.

It probably won't matter much, but it's still something.

You could image the PC, then upload an encrypted copy to Google Drive, so that the NSA can keep the copy forever for you.

TrueCrypt for the laptop, and GnuPG for emails.

Oh good, someone brought out their dictionary.

Nobody ever said that we will regulate our way to a perfect society. Nobody said that every business owner is a greedy, evil, soul-sucking bastard.

But maybe, just maybe, added regulation doesn't need to hurt the honest business owners, and can be used to keep those whose ethics may be a little more sketchy in check.

Have you seen the text of the bill? Maybe there are some people that would rather read a summary of what the bill would actually do, rather than have to decipher it themselves.

I recently found https://thimble.webmaker.org/ which seems pretty cool. I don't know if it's the best, but it's seems pretty good for beginners.