Surprise of the month - it's not just NSA and GCHQ, but also BND,

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http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/nov/01/gchq-europe-spy-agencies-mass-surveillance-snowden

 

 

 

However, in a country-by-country survey of its European partners, GCHQ officials expressed admiration for the technical capabilities of German intelligence to do the same thing. The survey in 2008, when Tempora was being tested, said the Federal Intelligence Service (BND), had "huge technological potential and good access to the heart of the internet – they are already seeing some bearers running at 40Gbps and 100Gbps".

Bearers is the GCHQ term for the fibre optic cables, and gigabits per second (Gbps) measures the speed at which data runs through them. Four years after that report, GCHQ was still only able to monitor 10 Gbps cables, but looked forward to tap new 100 Gbps bearers eventually. Hence the admiration for the BND.

Who'd a thunk it!!! Totally unheard of!!! Laik omgz!!!

There you go friends, everything you say to anyone (unless it's directly face to face) is being monitored and has been for years, by everyone basically. Welcome to the free world!

[Dingdongs]

Anyone who knows anything about intelligence collection is well aware of this cooperation. DNI Clapper put it pretty well when he referenced Casablanca before Congress.