Vodafone EXPOSES SECRET Worldwide Network Of GOVERNMENT WIRETAPS

[quakerboy]

13. Wow. Are you for real?

So its not a problem if the government chooses to listen in on the phone conversations of its political rivals? That wouldn't be a rogue employee, but I sure see it as a problem..

Second, even if you ignore the (in my opinion) much larger issue of malicious government intrusion, You still have the issue of your "rogue individuals". What do we(or any of the countries of this article) have in place to discourage them from taking what personal benefit they can, at the cost of phone users? Here in the US, what exactly is stopping some slightly more adept Snowden wannabe who has been hired by his former employer from recording a conversation between a senator and his family member in distress, and then using that to blackmail said senator into voting on some legislation that harms the country?

As to countries.. yeah. this article crosses several. Revealing that its not just the US government intruding. Each of these countries should take a long hard look at what they want to allow in their own country. As should we here in the US.