More crypto is not a solution. Is a mitigation, And is something that most of us can do.
There are more things that we all can do. Switching to open source and/or non-US based alternatives will improve also security, and whats more, will hit big companies, that have a louder voice than normal consumers.
And the rise of alternate economies (or even switch to cash when possible) could improve privacy, and if becomes commonplace enough, hit banks, that have the loudest voice of all.
That don't take out that US citizens must do something in the legal level, even if next election is pretty far and anyway odds that the same idiocy shown in previous one (there had been plenty of hints of how bad both of the main candidates would be) is likely to be there again in next one.
Regarding manifestations the occupy movement was an example of what could go wrong there, is easy to infiltrate someone to make the movement look as extremist, terrorist, or whatever, they even had the idea of killing some of the leaders (or what they did with Aaron Swartz). Raising awareness online, in the other hand, is something that could be done, and Schneier is doing exactly that.
Regarding the rest of the world, they must spot their dirty apples (i.e. those workers on telcos than open up things for NSA), and enable people to become less dependant on US network and based services (i.e. providing alternatives, letting (or even encouraging) people install their own servers at their home connection.
There are more things that we all can do. Switching to open source and/or non-US based alternatives will improve also security, and whats more, will hit big companies, that have a louder voice than normal consumers.
And the rise of alternate economies (or even switch to cash when possible) could improve privacy, and if becomes commonplace enough, hit banks, that have the loudest voice of all.
That don't take out that US citizens must do something in the legal level, even if next election is pretty far and anyway odds that the same idiocy shown in previous one (there had been plenty of hints of how bad both of the main candidates would be) is likely to be there again in next one.
Regarding manifestations the occupy movement was an example of what could go wrong there, is easy to infiltrate someone to make the movement look as extremist, terrorist, or whatever, they even had the idea of killing some of the leaders (or what they did with Aaron Swartz). Raising awareness online, in the other hand, is something that could be done, and Schneier is doing exactly that.
Regarding the rest of the world, they must spot their dirty apples (i.e. those workers on telcos than open up things for NSA), and enable people to become less dependant on US network and based services (i.e. providing alternatives, letting (or even encouraging) people install their own servers at their home connection.