> Next up, "Major television broadcasters spy on soccer players during Champions League games". I strongly agree with you that this story is a nothingburger.

> Next up, "Major television broadcasters spy on soccer players during Champions League games". I strongly agree with you that this story is a nothingburger. But as I note your reaction, I take a different interpretation. The implication that statements like "Microsoft spies on X" are truisms, is the news. We obviously all now accept as a given that these are tautologies. In other words "Spies spy on X" -> (is to say) "Microsoft = spies", not just in this sentence/context, but in all contexts. Terms, conditions, legality, illegality, hostility or friendliness all recede into irrelevance hereafter.