UK spies were terrified that the willing cooperation of telcos would get out; understood they were breaking the law

[Jardine]

@rocketpj

Wonder how it works for us Commonwealth folks - still ‘subjects’, so probably able to get a knighthood.

Not for Canadians. Remember the whole thing about Conrad Black giving up his Canadian citizenship so he could accept a British peerage? Same thing applies to other titles like knighthood.