Nearly 67 years ago, the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand came together under a multilateral agreement that was considered so sensitive that the prime minister of Australia didn’t know about its existence until 1973. The public wouldn’t be allowed to read the text of the treaty -- which Time magazine once called one
UK Spying Shows Electronic Surveillance Not Just A Yankee Usurpation
Britain can tap the transoceanic cables that form the backbone of the international communications network and in real time monitor the social media sites.