I feel that you're being downvoted by people who don't know history.

I'll add some references:

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/05/photos-of-an-nsa...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010s_global_surveillance_disc...

They know, they just wish it weren't true.

"You only know me as you see me, not as I actually am"

Same with the guy half-joking about Chinese malicious implants. Because of course China would never engage in espionage. It's interesting to note that he/she got downvoted a lot harder.