Wired carries an article on "The NSA’s Lucky Break: How the U. S. Became the Switchboard to the World," pointing out how international tariffs make it more economical for many countries to route their communications lines through the United States. That Central Asia remains politically unstable and that satellite communications are too slow for regular communication amplifies this condition.
As the article points out, this allows the government easy access for monitoring this delightful fountain of global information.
Of course I’ve been saying this all along.
Wired carries an article on "The NSA’s Lucky Break: How the U. S. Became the Switchboard to the World," pointing out how international tariffs make it more economical for many countries to route their communications lines through the United States. That Central Asia remains politically unstable and that satellite communications are too slow for regular communication amplifies this condition.
As the article points out, this allows the government easy access for monitoring this delightful fountain of global information.
Of course I’ve been saying this all along.