The debate has been ongoing since the Snowden leak, and even before that among people who were aware of the disclosures by William Binney, Thomas Drake, et al. Unfortunately, the general public has shown that they really don&#x27;t care at all.<p>Tech and government people tend to have strong opinions one way or the other, but the &quot;debate&quot; has mostly failed since the broader public couldn&#x27;t care less, except maybe defaults to &quot;(do|don&#x27;t) trust your President,&quot; depending on whether their chosen political tribe is currently in office.