Other branches of government can, relying on NSA intelligence. Just to be clear that example you offer is a case of an employer monitoring employee activity on

Other branches of government can, relying on NSA intelligence. Just to be clear that example you offer is a case of an employer monitoring employee activity on company equipment, which is another can of worms: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/08/pressure-cooker/ http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/08/pressure-cooker/ Also it's not an account of action taken against consumers or users, nor is it any example of a "large database".