Is anyone genuinely surprised by this?
Anybody elsewhere in the world is NOT going to use a computer system that has servers based in the US. They’d be crazy stupid to do so.
The important thing is that this NSA mess is being periodically brought into the public eye, so that said public is still thinking about come time for elections in 2014, 2016 and thereafter. Then, those running for office who actually intend to do something productive about this will shock everyone. That is the fundamental issue at this point.
Ain’t it the truth! I’ve been trying to tell people for years that the government uses all communication technology to spy on us. We volunteered.