Every country in the world does this. The German's at least are open and honest about it. "It said the BND, a partner of the US National Security Agency (NSA),

Every country in the world does this. The German's at least are open and honest about it. "It said the BND, a partner of the US National Security Agency (NSA), has placed so-called Y-piece prisms into its data-carrying fibre optic cables that give it an unfiltered and complete copy of the data flow." https://www.thelocal.de/20180531/german-spies-can-keep-monitoring-internet-hubs-court-rules https://www.thelocal.de/20180531/german-spies-can-keep-monit...