Actually, we do:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;05&#x2F;06&#x2F;world&#x2F;europe&#x2F;french-legislators-approve-sweeping-intelligence-bill.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;05&#x2F;06&#x2F;world&#x2F;europe&#x2F;french-legisl...</a><p>The &quot;French NSA&quot; already exists.  There&#x27;s nothing to &quot;start up&quot;.<p>Their budget isn&#x27;t on par with the US but they <i>already</i> have more leeway than US authorities when it comes to invading everyone&#x27;s privacy.  I&#x27;m actually quite curious what <i>more</i> they could possibly want in terms of legal authority to spy on everyone.