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Re:New PRISM slides say the program allows NSA to eavesdrop ... by embolism on Sunday June 30, 2013 @12:09PM (#5966211) 

   Ecuador and Hong Kong are pissed off...
Ironic given that in both of these countries, warrantless wiretapping is legal and routine.
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Re:New PRISM slides say the program allows NSA to eavesdrop ... by erikvanzijst on Sunday June 30, 2013 @04:47PM (#5967127)
Citation needed.
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Re:New PRISM slides say the program allows NSA to eavesdrop ... by embolism on Sunday June 30, 2013 @05:25PM (#5967283)
'Citation needed' is essentially 'I can't be bothered to Google' however:

Ecuador:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/exclusive-documents-illumi...

China:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/27/world/asia/with-snowden-go...

"Security experts and democracy proponents say that mainland China’s domestic surveillance operations in Hong Kong are far more extensive than the American effort. But those operations have largely disappeared from public discussion as attention has focused on the many details released by Mr. Snowden."

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