[Foober223]

> presumably they could just hack the thousand cloud services

Well they don't need to hack them. From the Snowden leaks the government has a program called "PRISM". Where companies such as google and amazon just hand over everything from their servers to to government.

> If they can hack your phone

Not quite. With your phone there is nothing to hack as it is "pre-hacked" fresh out of the factory. You're opting in to use an always-on remote listening device.

[chrisseaton]

I think this article is more in the context of non-allied nations conducting industrial espionage against you, so PRISM isn't relevant here.

Either that or you were under the impression that the Dutch security services are giving tips for how to protect yourselves from themselves!