Do Americans have a realistic expectation on not being spied upon by foreign powers over the internet? A cursory look at securelist.com reveals that multiple nation-states conduct campaigns against U.S. targets (and also reveals apparent U.S. gov campaigns against targets in other countries).
>Do Americans have a realistic expectation on not being spied upon by foreign powers over the internet?
Maybe or maybe not, but they do have a very realistic expectation of it having no consequences to them and the country at large. It's not like China (much less Russia) will do anything to the US (as a land and population). Other countries even less so.
Whereas lesser countries have seen the US (and Russia, especially as USSR and/or China) mess up with their internal politics, even topple legitimate governments and install friendly lackeys in power, assist one or the other party to get in power, help friendly governments prosecute their citizenry (especially during the Cold War), bully them to sign favorable trade and other deals (favorable not for them of course), or downright get to war with them.
