Many of these concerns were voiced in a report commissioned by the European Parliament. What is more, there are no known safeguards to prevent such abuses of power. Most of what is known comes from whistleblowers and classified documents. These alleged violations include secret surveillance of political organizations, such as Amnesty International. As reported in the Washington Post, the NSA admitted that they possessed files on the Princess, partly composed of intercepted phone conversations.
Many nations have laws in place to prevent such invasions of privacy.
For example, it is rumored that nations would not use their own agents to spy on their own citizens, but assign the task to agents from other countries. These countries apparently include Russia, France, Israel, India, Pakistan and many others. What is more, its considerable powers are enhanced through the efforts of America's allies, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Other countries don't have the resources to engage in the massive garnering of information that the United States is carrying out. Id. Ch. 2, para.