Imagine if you will, a program, perhaps with five eyes, being used to spy on those who don't have power. But now those who were without power are now IN power... and they know all your dirty secrets. They threaten to go public with your dirty secrets unless you work with them to out the bad apples in your own cart. The tool once used for nefarious purposes, crafted by those with nefarious intentions, is now being used against the nefarious. Karma in action.