The term "government spies" refers to individuals who work for the government and secretly collect information or observe others in order to protect national security or gather intelligence. Full definition
It doesn't seem that long ago that satellite imagery, especially high resolution near real time imagery, was exclusively for government spy agencies. (slaw.ca)
We've referred to the matter of governments spying on citizens a number of times here on Slaw, particularly in relation to the feebleness of the «it's only metadata» excuse. (slaw.ca)
The recent scandals of governments spying on its citizens are making «transparency» a scary thing so do n`t let anyone meddle in your private affairs! (blog.cryptographyengineering.com)