u . s. and it's close to ally the u. e. and mike, i was this, this unusual story was discovered. well, this is where it gets very interesting indeed and reveals that it is not something that is in the recent past. essentially it would appear. the prosecution is based on a report done back in january 2019 by the reuters news agency, which reveals most of these details about the u. a computer hacking project, alleging that it was using this project to hack into human rights. that didn't seem to governments into corporations around the world and within the united states, all of the information was based on details given by a whistleblower within the u. s. e company and she left the joining the company back in 2014. so what does indicates is that this is something that has been going over a lengthy period of time, essentially the us, according to the investigative running a most. and we computer operation within the united states and other parts of the world for a period approaching a decade. the sheer length of this operation is staggering. ok, thank you so much for that, mike canad

u. s. and the u. e, which essentially owned the hacking company. and it's an extraordinary story. mike, just heard that it come to light. well this is a very interesting thing, is that the way it would appear to have come to light is through a news agency, the reuters news agency. back in january 2019 writers published an exhaust of investigation into the u. s. e packing company. it based its information on information provided by a whistleblower. now she had joined the company according to reuters in 2014. so this gives you an indication of how long this has been in place. we are not talking about something that as being a period of months. so a few years, we are talking about a hacking operation operated by the u, a. e se investigators and the news organization for the best part of nearly a decade. so this is an extensive hacking operation over a lengthy period of time. and once again, the questions arise as to how many similar operations and away, but it would appear that it was the reuters report that will lead to the investigation that is culminated in these charges being brought