Paranoia is a specific thing. It requires irrational, unjustifiable fears and a sense of blame or persecution. You&#x27;re not &quot;paranoid&quot; if you&#x27;ve changed your behavior in the wake of the Snowden documents or if you&#x27;re cautious regarding the amount of information you share with third party services and devices.<p>I&#x27;m not being pedantic, I&#x27;ve seen a lot of arguments recently from actual paranoid conspiracy theorists that feel smug in the wake of Snowden. I&#x27;d hate to see people start to confuse real paranoia with informed caution.