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WikiLeaks says U.S. spied on Japanese government officials
The WikiLeaks website published documents Friday that it says shows the U.S. government spied on Japanese officials and companies, revealing internal Japanese discussions on international trade and climate change policy.
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Wikileaks should start to leak who the US hasn't spied on, it'd save time.
I don't get why this is such a bug deal. Every country for the past 10k years has spied on every country they could. This isn't a new practice it's ancient.
The big deal becomes what they were spying on, especially if any of the leaked information can result in a discovery of how they were spied upon. It isn't necessarily useful to you, as it is unlikely you have reason to be concerned about nation-states targeting your personal communications for spying, but it is useful to a number of countries/large organizations that are at risk.
This is so not shocking. I've become jaded.