The evidence of a competition between sovereign states absolutely does not signify that the alliance between the two states is collapsing, nor does it reveal hostile intentions.
Despite the fact that Snowden's various earth-shattering leaks cannot be proven, one thing is true: The mobile information age has not increased security guarantees for individual privacy, but [has done] the opposite.
You don’t want to invest a fortune in money and manpower, only to then lose it all when the U.S. government steps in and takes it away – all in the name of 'national security.'