I think the parent comment was attempting to address the NSA's _willingness_ to carry out these kind of actions, not their capability to. There is documented ev

I think the parent comment was attempting to address the NSA's _willingness_ to carry out these kind of actions, not their capability to. There is documented evidence (in fact, this article mentions some known incidents) of the NSA _actually_ doing these things. That's what's different between any rogue, ethos-less malicious actor and them.