Edward Snowden has revealed what we all know, that governments spy.
Whilst we all happily watch 007 and Jason Bourne and marvel at their antics, we take affront when the faceless reach of any government invades our own privacy.
Of course, this is nothing new. The desire to know what someone else is thinking has always existed; a family member's diary or a partner's WhatsApp account may often reveal secrets; of course this is petty when compared to the international hacking of agencies from foreign governments reading a citizen's private communication, but the desire is the same.
Mr Snowden has revealed a human weakness that, in an age of a billion messages an hour, is too tempting to ignore. Morally and legally wrong? Yes; but human nature nonetheless.
Mark Peaker, The Peak