In a way, this isn't surprising: the French government owns a 27 percent stake in the company. But until now, Orange has ostensibly been operating as a private firm. What's more, the leaked document would suggest that the DGSE's relationship with Orange has been cooperative, with Orange employees creating new tools to collect and interpret the data. If true, then, this arrangement would go beyond the DGSE merely requesting specific cell phone records and getting them. For now, both the French government and the DGSE have declined to comment, according to TechCrunch, while Orange CEO Stéphane Richard told LeMonde that he isn't aware of what the DGSE is doing, but that Orange has granted access to the DGSE to comply with the law.