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RoyGBiv wrote:So is PGP and other similar shared hey encryption at all useful against government spying?

Or.... Would using such software just serve to make one a.target for further scrutiny?

If they're watching you anyway I'd imagine that evidence of you trying to hide things would make them even more interested. AFAIK, PGP uses practically unbreakable encryption (by which I mean it would take too long for them to crack the encryption for them to consider it practical). The thing is, you never know how good your encryption is — or more accurately, how good their code-breakers are — until it's time to rely on it. Unless everything regarding our country's code-breaking capabilities is declassified (and how would we know they aren't holding something back?), it's a bit of a guessing game.

magillapd wrote:ATT has one of those windowless buildings right around the corner from my house...hmmm

OMG NOW THEY KNOW THAT I KNOW THAT I LIVE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM ONE!!!!!

I'm pretty sure they already knew that...