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Snowden mentioned some stuff and various stories in the media have proven it.
It always ends up being a "cross referencing" matter.
And the more end points you can seize and control the more powerful you become.
@ArticMine, you should be worried

So what did Edward Snowden do knowing his
life would be at risk? Trust Apple and Microsoft products or head straight for the
GNU?
He spent months teaching Glen Greenwald how to use
GNU Privacy Guard. Why did he not instead teach Glen Greenwald how to use for example:
1) An Apple iPad?
2) A Microsoft Windows Computer?
The choice of a man who has both the technical knowledge and the insider knowledge, and whose life is at risk depending on the choice of software speaks volumes to me.
I am not worried.
Edit: The whole idea of torrenting pirated proprietary software, and then facing the legal consequences of such action becomes completely irrelevant when one can obtain vastly superior Free Libre Open Source Software at no charge that is perfectly legal to use and distribute.