2 1   b ill ion ▁over ▁five ▁years ▁to ▁improve ▁its ▁data ▁security . ▁ ▁E cuador ▁E cuador ▁respond ed ▁by ▁ren oun cing ▁U . S . ▁trade ▁benefits ▁and ▁offering ▁to ▁pay ▁a ▁similar ▁amount , ▁$ 2 3 ▁million ▁per ▁year , ▁to ▁fin ance ▁human ▁rights ▁training ▁in ▁America ▁to ▁help ▁avoid ▁what ▁E cuador ' s ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁Ric ardo ▁P ati ño ▁called ▁" vi ol ations ▁of ▁priv acy , ▁tort ure ▁and ▁other ▁actions ▁that ▁are ▁den igr ating ▁to ▁human ity ." ▁ ▁Other ▁countries ▁ ▁Russia , ▁South ▁Africa , ▁and ▁Turkey ▁react ed ▁an gr ily ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁revealed ▁that ▁their ▁diplom ats ▁had ▁been ▁sp ied ▁on ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁G - 2 0 ▁London ▁sum mit . ▁ ▁Non - g overn ment ▁organizations ▁ ▁Index ▁on ▁C ensor ship ▁London - based ▁Index ▁on ▁C ensor ship ▁called ▁upon ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ▁to ▁u ph old ▁the ▁First ▁Am end ment , ▁saying , ▁" The ▁mass ▁surve ill ance ▁of ▁citizens ' ▁private ▁communic ations ▁is ▁un accept able — it ▁both ▁inv ades ▁priv acy ▁and ▁threat ens ▁freedom ▁of ▁expression . ▁The ▁US ▁government ▁cannot ▁use ▁the ▁exc use ▁of ▁national ▁security ▁to ▁justify ▁either ▁surve ill ance ▁on ▁this ▁scale ▁or ▁the ▁extr ad ition ▁of ▁Snow den ▁for ▁reve aling ▁it ." ▁ ▁United ▁Nations ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 ,