President Obama Halted NSA Spying On IMF And World Bank Headquarters
Source: REUTERS
By Mark Hosenball
WASHINGTON (Reuters) President Barack Obama has ordered the National Security Agency to stop eavesdropping on the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank as part of a review of intelligence gathering activities, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter.
The order is the latest move by the White House to demonstrate that it is willing to curb at least some surveillance in the wake of leaks by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden of programs that collect huge quantities of data on U.S. allies and adversaries, and American citizens.
The NSAs surveillance of the Washington-based IMF and World Bank has not previously been disclosed. Details of such spy programs are usually highly classified.
In response to Reuters inquiries, a senior Obama administration official said, The United States is not conducting electronic surveillance targeting the headquarters of the World Bank or IMF in Washington.
Read more: http://www.euronews.com/newswires/2188950-obama-halted-nsa-spying-on-imf-and-world-bank-headquarters/
Pale Blue Dot
(16,831 posts)wundermaus
(1,673 posts)I totally agree!
enough
(13,259 posts)ctsnowman
(1,903 posts)grahamhgreen
(15,741 posts)mike_c
(36,281 posts)eom
wundermaus
(1,673 posts)DirkGently
(12,151 posts)Last edited Thu Oct 31, 2013, 11:50 PM - Edit history (1)
Another indefensible overreach if this is true.
grahamhgreen
(15,741 posts)DirkGently
(12,151 posts)MyNameGoesHere
(7,638 posts)you did not know about.
Demeter
(85,373 posts)Born yesterday.
marshall
(6,665 posts)He can start cleaning house now.
jsr
(7,712 posts)NorthCarolina
(11,197 posts)Or are the wishes of the people of no concern or consequence?
bemildred
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(13 posts)I see.