The revelation of the of the NSA’s spying has created a chain reaction across the globe as numerous countries begin developing their own anti-spying countermeasures.
Countries ranging from France to Finland have started responding to NSA revelations in different ways, ranging from new fiber optic cables to government-backed industrial espionage. By 2015, some European countries will start implementing surveillance programs that go even beyond the NSA — and are explicitly meant to protect not only national security, but also economic interests.