When Edward Snowden revealed the scale of government surveillance on private citizens, it shocked the world. The idea that everything we communicated, through every medium, was being collected, stored, and analysed was close to inconceivable to most people. And yet, that was the reality, and, over time, the shock faded. Today, there is a new reality, that of private companies – mercenaries, in the words of organisations like Amnesty International – spying on the activities of private citizens. And, here in Ireland, we play host to the financial headquarters of one of the most active players in the market, a…

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