> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://hyperallergic.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # The Internet Has a Lot to Say About NSA Surveillance - URL: https://hyperallergic.com/the-internet-has-a-lot-to-say-about-nsa-surveillance/ - Published: 2013-06-11T21:45:04.000Z - Updated: 2025-11-24T16:35:07.000Z - Description: Unless you've been living under a rock, you're probably fully aware that the US government's National Security Agency (NSA) can read your email, track your web movements, and access your Skype, Apple, Google, Facebook, Yahoo, and almost any other major internet account (strangely, Twitter seems exem - Author: Hrag Vartanian - Tags: Opinion, Memes, Surveillance, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 06:59 (2012, 2013, part 2) [![ce1-640](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2013/06/ce1-640.jpg)](http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/558856-2013-nsa-prism-scandal?ref=hyperallergic.com) Unless you’ve been [living under a rock](http://memegenerator.net/instance/22155815?ref=hyperallergic.com), you’re probably fully aware that the [US government’s National Security Agency (NSA) can read your email](http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/series/glenn-greenwald-security-liberty?ref=hyperallergic.com), track your web movements, and access your Skype, Apple, Google, Facebook, Yahoo, and almost any other major internet account (strangely, Twitter seems exempt). Naturally, how does the internet respond? Through memes, images, and blogs. So, presenting a selection of the best responses we’ve found in regards to this evolving story … *and just in case you were wondering, I’m sure the NSA now knows you’re read this.* ## Obama Is Checking Your Email ![All images via obamaischeckingyouremail.tumblr.com](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2013/06/obama-reading-email-640.jpg) All images via obamaischeckingyouremail.tumblr.com There’s nothing creepier than the Commander in Chief looking at a screen that might have your data on it. And now there’s a whole [Tumblr blog](http://obamaischeckingyouremail.tumblr.com/?ref=hyperallergic.com) accumulating those images for you. The amazing thing about this is that you’ll never look at a picture of Obama looking at a screen again without wondering what he’s reading. ## Pondering the Nature of Secrecy [![i.chzbgr](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2013/06/i-chzbgr.jpg)](http://cheezburger.com/7558417408?ref=hyperallergic.com) There’s nothing like a good ole fashioned dinosaur to make your ponder governmental logic. ## An Update on Shepard Fairey’s Obama Posters ![Shepard Fairey's "We Did It — Victory!" poster for the post-election image has been updated. (via flickr.com/photos/nerdcoreblog)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2013/06/obama-nsa-yes-we-scan.png) Shepard Fairey’s “Yes We Did” (2008) poster for the post-election image has been updated. (via flickr.com/nerdcoreblog) ![A play on Fairey's most famous Obama image, "Hope" (2007). (via policymic.com)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2013/06/yes-we-can-poster-emails.jpg) A play on Fairey’s most famous Obama image, “Hope” (2007). (via policymic.com) ## #[NSAKidsBooks](https://twitter.com/search?q=nsakidsbooks&src=typd&ref=hyperallergic.com) ![(via knowyourmeme.com)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2013/06/kids-books-nsa.jpg) (via knowyourmeme.com) ## Repurposing Americana Faves ![Based on the classic "Don't Tread on Me" flag from (via weknowmemes.com)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2013/06/dont-spy-on-me.jpg) Based on the classic “Don’t Tread on Me” (aka Gadsden) flag from 1775\. (via weknowmemes.com) ![(via misfitpolitics.co)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2013/06/screen-shot-2013-06-11-at-5-09-00-pm.png) (via misfitpolitics.co) ![(via thewhitedsepulchre.blogspot.com)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2013/06/statue-of-liberty-nsa-640.jpg) (via thewhitedsepulchre.blogspot.com) ![1984](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2013/06/1984.jpg) ![(via Electronic Frontier Foundation)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2013/06/nsa-eagle_circle_big.jpg) (via Electronic Frontier Foundation) ![(via knowyourmeme.com)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2013/06/b86.jpg) Image by Will Varner, h/t to our commenter (via knowyourmeme.com) ## And there’s the Compliant Corporations … ![(via abine.com)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2013/06/nsa-surveillance-van-meme-640.jpg) (via abine.com) ![(via weknowmemes.com)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2013/06/verizons-new-logo-nsa-meme-640.jpg) (via weknowmemes.com) ![(via policymic.com)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2013/06/a6e220a16cfa5353e8d48711aaf3ad83.jpg) (via policymic.com)