> They didn't even bother intercepting his email at the network or service provider level. Is this a known fact? If I wanted to spy on a prominent dissident [1

> They didn't even bother intercepting his email at the network or service provider level. Is this a known fact? If I wanted to spy on a prominent dissident [1], I would use a variety of methods. Some would be intentionally crude, so that the target feels safer after noticing and defeating them, making the more sophisticated approaches that much more effective. [1] I recommend visiting the current Ai Weiwei exhibit in San Francisco. It's quite good.