<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.wired.com&#x2F;science&#x2F;discoveries&#x2F;news&#x2F;2006&#x2F;05&#x2F;70908" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.wired.com&#x2F;science&#x2F;discoveries&#x2F;news&#x2F;2006&#x2F;05&#x2F;70...</a><p>This stuff has been going on, and widely discussed, for over a decade.  But no one really cared or understood the full scope until Snowden&#x27;s slapped everyone across the face with it.