美国的盟友们开会，为什么没人敢带手机进会场？

Prism is a key surveillance program unveiled by Snowden. It was the first time ever the public got to know how the US government watches your phone, your text messages on a daily basis.

The significance is that we are on the total surveillance by the United States. It also says it was a proof that United States doesn't give a shit on other countries' interests.

The Section 702 basically says that the United States is allowed to watch or to target communications of foreign persons abroad.

Snowden in the past decade, has given us enough materials to go about the extensive spying conducted by the US. Snowden himself has become a symbolic figure, revealing the hidden and hypocritical.

The significance of the Snowden revelation is way bigger than just Prism. It extends beyond the United States.

Angela Merkel, the former German chancellor, was one of their prime targets, but it did not stop there. They were also snooping on political figures in France, Sweden, Norway, and other countries. No one was safe from their prying eyes.

Within less than 3 weeks, the Snowden documents revealed the US eavesdropped on internal communications at the UN, a total of 458 times.

The US government made promises, but they never stick.

Hundreds of Americans connected to the protests after George Floyd's killing came under scrutiny, and the protesters on the Capitol angry at the US law-makers. They were using these surveillance tools to crush political dissent.

When we think about the intelligence community, we often think about the CIA, the NSA, and the FBI. You know, it's much bigger than you think.

Back in 2010, the Washington Post reported over 1,000 official organizations and nearly 2,000 private companies in 10,000 locations in the US spying on the world.

The spending on surveillance technologies keeps ballooning. Check out the two-year research find from Georgetown University. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency's annual spending on surveillance went from $71 million in 2008 to $388 million last year.

It's not just about someone eavesdropping on your doorstep. It's about the potential for someone to violently smash your entire house.

The RAND Corporation predicts that by 2024, the number of US cyber mission force teams with full operational capabilities may reach 167. It is a 25 percent increase compared with just the last year.

According to Chinese cyber authorities, over 42 million malicious computer programs were uncovered in China in 2020, with the majority originating from the US.