Absolutely jaw dropping. This is no longer about detecting “terrorist threats”. If you are reading this, you owe it to yourself to read this article in its entirety.

http://www.scmagazine.com.au/News/368562,dell-others-named-in-nsa-spying-program.aspx

 http://gigaom.com/2013/12/29/nsas-backdoor-catalog-exposed-targets-include-juniper-cisco-samsung-and-huawei/