&gt; My point is, this is some small potatoes 1980&#x27;s style shit that is nothing compared to NSA Echelon<p>Absolutely. The &quot;creep&quot; factor of this however is more tangible to the general public so I imagine they will come under significantly more (relative to population size) pressure to answer for this.<p>Microphones hidden under rocks are much easier to understand and perceive as an intrusion and threat, compared to the nature of Echelon