there's always at least one other country involved, so their secret service is at least as likely as the US's to be monitoring it. Not really. Just because two

there's always at least one other country involved, so their secret service is at least as likely as the US's to be monitoring it. Not really. Just because two entities have the same capability does not mean they are equally likely to exercise that capability. I have two hands. Therefore, I am at least as likely as Michaelangelo to paint a masterpiece. Don't forget, too, that our spying agencies have RIDICULOUS budgets. The NSA has tens of billions of dollars per year to spend on spying on people.