The next time America institutes the draft, it could be for coders. Espionage has moved online and and the U.S. is having problems keeping outsiders out. The latest breach (allegedly) by China exposed the data of 4 million federal workers (in other words, it’s getting personal).

+ One big question (for the 2016 campaign and beyond) will be whether the U.S. government’s snooping on you will soon be a secondary issue behind foreign governments doing the same. In the NYT, Edward Snowden argues the world has said no to surveillance.

+ “Americans understand that they live in a world that contains people and organizations intent on doing harm to the United States … But they also want reassurance that the authorities aren’t monitoring the every move and communication of ordinary people who have nothing to do with terrorism or any other form of wrongdoing.” In the New Yorker, John Cassidy argues that it’s time to bring Edward Snowden home.

+ Vice: Inside Washington’s quest to bring down Edward Snowden.