Star Wars was non functional. It was effective strategically (and led to the USSR's demise, partially) , but totally impotent technically.
It's just as likely that XKeyscore was a strategic public relations effort to intimidate the enemy .
It's just as likely that XKeyscore was a strategic public relations effort to intimidate the enemy .
Believe here that all the tech was available by y2k and security was even worse than now. Just needed the funding and a willingness to break the law, which the govt had in abundance after 2001.