> (...) but they already have it, and aren't impeding my travel. But don't be mistaken, that based on the Snowden revelations, "they" may not have already had

> (...) but they already have it, and aren't impeding my travel. But don't be mistaken, that based on the Snowden revelations, "they" may not have already had it, and needed another country's intelligence agency to access it first -- for them to get to whatever it might be, and possibly even use it against you, legally.