Echelon is perhaps the most powerful intelligence gathering organization in the world.
Several credible reports that suggest that this global electronic communications surveillance system presents an extreme threat to the privacy of people all over the world. This vast quantity of voice and data communications are then processed through sophisticated filtering technologies. This massive surveillance system apparently operates with little oversight. This site is designed to encourage public discussion of this potential threat to civil liberties, and to urge the governments of the world to protect our rights.