> as the uproar in Switzerland would be huge. Maybe, but Switzerland is a very small country and it's not even part of the EU, which makes it easier for the US

> as the uproar in Switzerland would be huge. Maybe, but Switzerland is a very small country and it's not even part of the EU, which makes it easier for the US gov't to do whatever they want in that country. So, while they would be outraged, they wouldn't be able to do anything about it. Look at Austria which is very similar to Switzerland in many aspects: They already know that they're 100% under US surveillance and no changes are planned whatsoever (plus, they're even a EU member state). EDIT: Looks like we're about to find out... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7772181 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7772181