The source was dead serious.
Then there's Ben Rich's statement at his retirement from heading Lockheed Skunkworks:
"If you can imagine it, we can already do it."
However, even if we "merely" considered the massive NSA data collection of all electricity based communications--even merely because of that--there is no longer any privacy, or secrecy.
Take remote viewing - apparently it works. Meaning it’s not “esp” it’s a natural ability that’s been covered up, made “occult” if you will, due to the govt desire to keep it to themselves.
Privacy and secrecy are two different things. Collected unanalyzed data is just that. Data. 'Secrets' may be collected in this sweep, but until they are analyzed, decoded (if in code) and contexualized, they remain secret. As for the 60% unrevealed of Q, it is Nunya. Why we are a constitutional Republic, why we have people who 'do' gov't. Lots of Nunya out there that will never come to light, nor should it if the present guardians of our freedom think it best.