I think you are underestimating the influence of the US government. The governments of other countries frequently give away those countries' freedoms in order to be given a favored trading status with the US. CAFTA is an excellent example of this:
http://trade.businessroundtable.org/trade_2005/caf ta_dr/ipr.html
With CAFTA, Central American countries were enticed into adopting excessive, US-style restrictions concering the ownership and exchange of intellectual property. Don't kid yourself into thinking that the US will limit its influence for wiretapping to the water's edge.
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With CAFTA, Central American countries were enticed into adopting excessive, US-style restrictions concering the ownership and exchange of intellectual property. Don't kid yourself into thinking that the US will limit its influence for wiretapping to the water's edge.