That's not exactly the same wording, and there are many expressions of the same sentiment in different words. Why insist on believing that this is some nefarious conspiracy rather than the simpler explanation that some - perhaps even many - people sincerely believe that it's acceptable for governments to perform espionage?
> To be fair here, the NSA should very well be doing these things, for the purpose of attacking other states.
from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8905559
from googling: "this is what the nsa should be doing" site:news.ycombinator.com