User blog comment:Semanticdrifter/Digital Protest Against the FISA Improvements Act/@comment-24317070-20140205203255/@comment-4811793-20140205204205

The protest isn't about damage, per se. There is no imminent threat of any communities being taken down. The issue is one of surveillance and transparency. Specifically, there are two competeing proposed laws that would make changes to the way bulk data collection is overseen. The general purpose is to raise awareness of digital privacy and push for greater transparency as to methods, processes, and safeguards of online intelligence gathering. The concern proponents of  “The Day We Fight Back have is with the overreach of groups like the NSA and the corrosive effect prevalent online monitoring has on civil liberties in a democratic society.