BFD. This is a big DUH. Clintoon set this up with Britain.
If you have something to hide, you had better encrypt it; NSA is good at breaking encryption.
There is no right to privacy on the internet. ANYONE in the cloud can capture packets and break back emails, conversations in audio and web traffic unless the sessions are wrapped by encryption. NSA and most other countries similar agencies do the same thing, looking for traffic which could indicate coming harm to the citizens.
There is no expectation of privacy on the internet.
The FIBBERS (FBI) have CALEA. What do you think it is?
I first stated using CALEA under Reno. Your internet traffic was being watched long before Pres. Bush.
Shades of ECHELON and CARNIVORE. Nothing new.