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by zimbatm 4734 days ago
Yes, PRISM is probably an extension of the existing ECHELON program. It's weird that the correlation hasn't been made already. Fun fact, I remember Australia stepping out of ECHELON because they hadn't the capabilities to keep up with US surveillance meaning the spying was essentially one-sided [ref needed]. http://whatreallyhappened.com/RANCHO/POLITICS/ECHELON/echelo...