I don't get why everyone is freaking out over the fact that you can pay with Bitcoins to be spied on.
If you do not buy stuff then you are okay. Not sure what the problem is. Another large retailer is accepting Bitcoin which just made your Bitcoins worth a lot more.
worth a lot more? how so? maybe in the future, but in present-day, it's worth roughly the same.
Value is a function of purchasing power. You add a new place to use that purchasing power and it becomes worth more. Exchange rates are merely snapshots in time that don't always reflect the true value of something.