Its about time someone brought up ....(censored)

What with the illegal wire tap probes going on in the states. One word seems to be failing to enter the debate. One word that makes all these current allegations seem like small fish by comparison. This word brings forth a concept straight from the land of George Orwell and 1984.

Any guess ?

Yes, we're talking about our old friend Echelon, as Kurt Nimmo usefully reminds us. A 1999 report by the European Parliament llaid bare the lineaments of the program, which has been carried out on a global basis since the end of World War II by the English-speaking powers of the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Decade after decade, every new communication technology has been gathered into the Echelon net. (The program, a closely guarded secret for decades, was confirmed by Australia's Defence Signals Directorate chief in 1999.)

"The stations collectively monitor millions of voice and data messages each day"

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