when he ended up in russia, and the united states seized his passport, did not have in possession those documents. that is what he claims. of course, the counterclaim is sb and the russian government would be very interested in what he had in his possession. similarly to the chinese, maybe some dubious destinations. america's two biggest adversaries -- not at war, big trading partners, but nevertheless adversaries of a different kind. to illustrate some of the context, part of what the national security agency does is analyze intelligence, it signals intelligence agencies. what is being argued through prism is that they did not just target foreign, but also domestic traffic as well, some of which is routed through the united states. the argument being that it scoops up things from your private lives, and everything else in its path. everything you say and do on the internet carries a digital footprint. your browsing history and e-mails, contents, potentially, telephone records -- depending on your usage, and authorization -- utilization of computer technology, you have a minor digital footprint, or a giant digital footprint. and this produces data, huge