Secrets? In Today's World Is It Even Possible?

Secrets. Spies. Oh my.  When you mention the word Secret, it conjures up something sneaky, snarky, and yet, dreadfully important that it remain, just that, secret.  The National Security Assoiation, The CIA, The FBI,  The White House even supposedly has a Book of Secrets passed down from President to President.  Even Secret Societies exist today that are veiled in secrets, The Free Masons, The Illuminati, and even The Vatican.  Today, can anyone really keep a secret? Is it possible to keep a secret with all the communication technology we have?  We text, we email, we SKYPE, we have FACE time, we tweet, instagram, vine, and blah blah blah...to keep a secret today seems, well, silly.  We put everything out there. We are all connected and want to be.  So, why and how is phone tapping such an alarming secret revealed?  I'm not fazed about it, not one bit.  You listen? Really? I would think someone is paying attention to communications to watch for danger.  I am a mere civilian, and I know of the governement listening to the "chatter" of terrorist activity will raise our alert level to yellow or orange.  Based on the "chatter" the danger is high or low making an "event" likely or more likely.  Chatter means we listen to people talking.  Guess what?  Terrorists could be Americans or living in America.  The 9/11 terrorists were learning how to fly in Florida.  The Boston bombers lived in Boston.  They are here people and THAT is no secret.  I am more scared of this Edward Snowden and what secrets he knows and is now sharing with anyone and everyone.  He, himself, is more dangerous than any phone tapping that could ever be done especially since he fled our country and is now in Hong Kong.  But his secret is out because he can't help himself by video programming himself and answering questions, so he is letting his own secret out that we will track.  Secrets?  There are no secrets anymore.