trying to keep one step ahead of the other person has always been one of the basic instincts of man, and if you know what the other person is thinking u can always do that, with the advent of electronic devices this has been made fairly easy, of course the technology is limited to those who have the know how. Now with electronic exchanges and wired networks, most of them connected to the internet or beaming digital signals through satellites and other wireless means, its practically very easy to "hack" into such signals, this phone tapping business is no big deal, there is no privacy if you use modern methods of communication, every word you say is up for scrutiny, a good hacker or programmer can always tap into all kinds of signals, and govts in difft countries has been doing it for ages, tho it seems to be a relatively new phenomenon in the country, it is something that CAN be done, HAS been done, IS being done and WILL continue whether one likes it or not...the only thing i can say is watch your words someone, somewhere is listening...