NSA Owns Everything (2015)
The basic premise is false.<p>&gt; &quot;Why did we never see it coming?&quot;<p>Many people saw it coming. I was warning about the possibility of dragnet surveillance, the existence of ECHELON, the use of the American security apparatus to steal trade secrets, the surveillance of non-American politicians, et al... For many, many years before Snowden. And I&#x27;m just some rando on the internet who follows the mainstream news!<p>We were called _Conspiracy Theorists_; but when the action is _probably_ fact[0][1][2][3], why is it still ridiculed to say it might be happening?<p>0: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;us-news&#x2F;2015&#x2F;jul&#x2F;08&#x2F;nsa-tapped-german-chancellery-decades-wikileaks-claims-merkel" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;us-news&#x2F;2015&#x2F;jul&#x2F;08&#x2F;nsa-tapped-g...</a><p>1: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;ECHELON" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;ECHELON</a><p>2: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;fas.org&#x2F;irp&#x2F;program&#x2F;process&#x2F;991101-echelon-mj.htm" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;fas.org&#x2F;irp&#x2F;program&#x2F;process&#x2F;991101-echelon-mj.htm</a><p>3: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;cryptome.org&#x2F;echelon-cia2.htm" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;cryptome.org&#x2F;echelon-cia2.htm</a>