Perhaps everyone but me already knows all about this, but I did not discover it until this past summer. Its relevance to our subject matter will be obvious, as it demonstrates that the attempt at total surveillance is not science fiction, even if the reality of it might fall short of what some of the surveillants would hope. I first read about it because someone was claiming that it picks up transmissions from baby monitors, too.
The info is at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECHELON
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