NSA Spying Allegations (1999)

The substance of the NSA spying allegations was pretty much the same way back in 1999, i.e. everything intercepted, a 'search engine' so NSA operatives could pull up whatever they were interested in, widespread targeting of domestic rather than foreign companies/pressure groups/politicians and, worryingly, politicians showing outrage (yet hoping the allegations would go away).

What is particularly dark about this article is what happens when you have a company like Lockheed Martin in charge of the spying operation and bidding for contracts that have anything to do with spying. They can spy on their competitors and make sure that it is always Lockheed Martin (or one of their contractors) that gets the work.