At the time ECHELON was well-known among hacker and conspiracy circles, and it was making big news overseas due to major disclosures by partner governments. ht

At the time ECHELON was well-known among hacker and conspiracy circles, and it was making big news overseas due to major disclosures by partner governments. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECHELON https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECHELON