So our boys over at the Electronic Frontier Foundation are holding a major Internet protest against the overreaching powers of the NSA today.
https://thedaywefightback.org
It has been leaked that the NSA gathers 5 billion phone records per day, and has access to the majority of your web surfing, Facebook, Skype and email (Gmail, Hotmail, etc.).
Some sources for further reading.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/d ... ly-snowden
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013 ... s-confirm/
Be sure to sign the petition and leave a phonecall for your congress critter if you live in the USA!