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[foobarbazetc]

This happens in every single "free" country. People should care, but no one does.

[kjksf → foobarbazetc]

In which other countries, exactly, does that happen? UK? Canada? Sweden?

[thematt → kjksf]

Actually, yes...all those minus Sweden. The US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand all cooperate together.

See the Ecehlon program: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echelon_%28signals_intelligence...

[JonnieCache → thematt]

>Echelon

Get with the programme ;) The new hotness in european wiretapping is called the INDECT project. Here's a presentation from CCC where a representative of one of the firms contracted to build it gets into an argument with the assembled hackers during the Q&A. It's pretty entertaining.

http://media.ccc.de/browse/congress/2010/27c3-4237-en-indect...

[cpach → thematt]

The Swedish state has been engaged in widespread wiretapping for many years. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FRA_law

[Joakal → thematt]

Oddly enough, I hear rumours that it's a spy program on businesses, not people.

[ceejayoz → Joakal]

Spying on businesses generally involves spying on their people.