Snowden released his trove back in 2013. At that point it became obvious that anyone with power to surveil would use it.
I suppose the news here is that the response was so relaxed that governments started doing it publicly and explaining the tech.
I suppose the news here is that the response was so relaxed that governments started doing it publicly and explaining the tech.
This started in the 60s! I remember hearing about it in the mid 90s on random internet forums.