ECHELON is ancient; the only differences between that and this is are i) the lack of other nations and ii) the US directly spying on its citizens.
While it's not acceptable it surely can't be surprising? Especially seeing the other attacks on liberties happening every day.
Having said that, other people mention a bunch of problems with the article. Warrants provide easy legal access; connections are encrypted (and it'd be scary if that encryption was broken); the reliability of Russia Today; etc.
While it's not acceptable it surely can't be surprising? Especially seeing the other attacks on liberties happening every day.
Having said that, other people mention a bunch of problems with the article. Warrants provide easy legal access; connections are encrypted (and it'd be scary if that encryption was broken); the reliability of Russia Today; etc.