The spy who read your email

Since the revelations of NSA spying run amok the world has forever been changed with the US seemingly losing more than it gained from the initial spying.

The Snowden cometh

It all started with Edward Snowden leaking top secret documents revealing the extent to which the US was spying on foreign nations. Snowden broke the news while in Hong Kong but was soon on the run.

Eenie, meenie, miney... Moscow

Having blown the whistle Edward Snowden had an elaborate escape plan to avoid US authorities. There were various countries available to avoid extradition but after a few weeks stuck in a Russian airport Snowden ended up with temporary asylum in Russia.

Pen meet sword

Glenn Greenwald, the reporter from The Guardian who broke the initial story didn't get away unscathed with authorities harassing him with smear campaigns. No good deed goes unnoticed/unpunished.

They just want to know what love is

Foreign nations where outraged condemning the US with France and Mexico demanding answers.

Recent allegations of phone tapping of German Chancellor Angela Merkel have added to the existing strain on US foreign relations.

But it hasn't ended there with Germany and Brazil attempting to limit US spying with a UN resolution.

You scratch our back, we won't shut down your business

It was revealed many of the big tech companies (Yahoo, Google, Microsoft and Facebook) had been co-operating with NSA providing access to user data.

Some of the aforementioned companies tried to placate the public by providing "transparency reports" on the data requested but the public was not amused.

Ctrl + Alt + Repeat

The original email service, Lavabit, Snowden used was forced to shutdown or face legal action.

But it seems shutting down wasn't enough with the courts ordering Lavabit to hand over it's private encryption key jeopardizing internet privacy as a whole.

With privacy concerns over US based services alternatives have been sought with Brazil creating a secure email alternative.

Surveillance, huh, yeah. What is it good for. 1.6% give or take.

With nations uneasy and people paranoid the NSA revealed it "touched" 1.6% of all internet information with only 0.025% of that information selected for review.

I guess the only information the NSA can't find is whether it was all worth it.