A US Retailer Fights off a Canadian Pirate
American spying then and now, a beloved US retailer fights off a Canadian pirate, and where some see trash in 鈥淓T: The Video Game鈥 others see treasure.
A European take on revelations of a secret US government surveillance programme and, looking back to a time when 'listening in' was less sophisticated, we hear from Cold War-era eavesdroppers.
Also on the programme: a beloved US retailer takes on a Canadian pirate. And the hunt for a video game that鈥檚 trash to some but treasure to others.
(Image: A sign says "We are an unauthorised (pirate) reseller of Trader Joe's fantastically great products", Credit: Mike Hallatt)
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