[bt848]

Just like basically this biggest nit ever, but Snowden revelations didn't reveal anything and nothing was described in them. Snowden exfiltrated a bunch of powerpoints that neither he nor you nor I can understand out of context. The most supportable conclusion you can really glean from Snowden's slide decks is the US intelligence agencies were able to intercept traffic of undersea cables.

[1-6]

Fiber is encrypted you know...

[jasonvorhe]

They weren't back then. Google had plans but they didn't start yet. They prioritised that after the leaks. Now they are encrypted.