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Comment by azinman2 | Hacker News Reader

Of course they are, because if you could, why wouldn't you? The potential is too useful for anyone in power to not exploit.

I love the hypocrisy of French politicians at being outraged at PRISM and wanting to offer asylum to Snowden, when they're doing the same shit.

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The politicians that want to offer asylum are also against this.

The politicians that like this thing, are the same ones that stopped Evo Morales plane thinking Snowden would be on it.

They thought Snowden was on the Morales' plane because of the intel they received from the bugs they planted in the Ecuadorian embassy in London that were found weeks ago. The Ecuadorians announced they discovered the bugs within 24 hours of the forced landing of Morales' plane.

Source, please?

The connection between the bug and Snowden is pure speculation on my part. But here's a link to an article about the bug.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23179431

I just find it a little coincidental that Snowden is working with Wikileaks, which is led by Assange, who is holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy, where news has just been uncovered that they discovered a bug a few weeks ago, and that this news was released within 24 hours of the diversion of Morales' plane.

Personally, I think the news release of the bug was intended to send a message to the US & UK intelligence services.

What better way to hide that you're doing the same thing. Well, right up until someone leaks this story of course...

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