From the "Spiegel" article

     If all else fails, the NSA and its allies resort to brute force:
     1. They hack their target's computers/
     2.

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     They hack Internet routers to get to the secret encryption/
     3. T

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     hey intercept computers on the way to their targets, open them and
     insert spy gear before they even reach their destination.

   Ok. Nothing new.
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   But what the hell can be done with this trinity?
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