[lessnonymous]

As a non-US citizen or resident this is a great concern to me (and I feel it should be to you too).

The NSA is not allowed to spy on Americans.

ASIO is not allowed to spy on Australians.

But what if the NSA gave the PRISM tech and data feed to ASIO so ASIO could spy on Americans and answer any question the NSA asks (and vice versa).

Now neither intelligence service has an 'illegal wiretap' on their own citizens. They just receive 'foreign intelligence' from each other.

Now mix in every other 'friendly' state and there's a massive worldwide mesh of data gathering that's all legal .. in the strictest sense of the word.

(I feel like I should put my tinfoil hat on .. but since this has broken I'm fairly sure they're futile)

[lessnonymous]

Aaaaand BINGO!

http://www.itwire.com/it-policy-news/govenrment-tech-policy/...

[momerath]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UKUSA_Agreement