Hot on the heels of President Obama claiming that the United States Government will change its surveillance policies on US citizens, as well promising to no longer tap the phone calls of German Chancellor Angela Merkel it is being reported by ProPublica, The New York Times, and The Guardian, that the NSA and Britain's GCHQ have been working together since 2007 to gain access to and monitor mobile phones.





According to the published leaked document, one of the ways this is accomplished is through "leaky apps", like the game Angry Birds. With information gathered from accessible apps the spying agencies can grab all sort of personal data. In fairness, the app is not really what is in question, but the advertising data that apps like Angry birds collect. If you take that data and combine it with what the NSA calls "The Golden Nugget", well you pretty much have everything you need to know about someone. Including a 3D map of what they have been up to.

Rovio, the maker of Angry Birds, released a statement regarding the allegations:

- Rovio Entertainment Ltd, which is headquartered in Finland, does not share data, collaborate or collude with any government spy agencies such as NSA or GCHQ anywhere in the world.
There has been speculation in the media that NSA targets Angry Birds to collect end user data. The speculation is based on information from documents leaked by Edward Snowden.


Here's my problem. I have a tablet and I let my six year old son use it far more than I do. He plays Angry Birds. I surf some tech and fantasy football sites. He clicks ads on Lego's. I check out the local news. He watches hours of YouTube videos on Minecraft. I read F. Paul Wilson books. He uses the camera to take thousands of photos of the pets and my wife sometimes grabs it too look up a recipe or two.


So, for the billions spent and cooperation of two international , governmental spy agencies, the sum total of what they have learned about me is that I am good with children's games with an obsessive issue with Candy Crush. I read Sport Illustrated only for the Swim Suit Edition. I only cook what Alton Brown says is good and I have a strange penchant for cat whiskers, horror films and , the TheBajanCanadian. It that really worth violation The Constitution of The United States and my families civil liberties for?

Well done NSA - You got me there. I'm a menace,. Better come and nab me now before I really do something crazy -- like check the weather or watch Scooby Doo.