On Friday, September 30, 2016, I received a phone call from someone I had spoken with before. This call, however, brought to light the extent of the government's efforts, often misguided, to do what the country used only to do to foreign nations and enemies. Now, it has become a modern practice of government to pay people to infiltrate and inform. It works even better when infiltration is not necessary, as that person is already considered a member of the community that is the target of the spying. Now, that is a rather harsh word, but the tactics of government can be considered nothing less than any other form of spying, throughout the ages.
Nowadays, they have access to almost all electronic media, where the can grab phone conversations, emails, Facebook pages, and any other internet communications. They have parabolic microphones that can listen to conversations from over 100 yards away. They have bugs, electronic listening devices that require no wiring and have a battery life of days, weeks, or even months.
