Hackers sue German government over NSA spying

[soundsgreat]

Source: Associated Press


BERLIN (AP) — A group of computer hackers and human rights campaigners in Germany say they are suing their government for allegedly breaking the law by aiding foreign spies.

The Chaos Computer Club and the International League for Human Rights said they submitted a criminal complaint Monday claiming that Chancellor Angela Merkel and her government tolerated spying and effectively even helped members of the U.S. National Security Agency and Britain’s GCHQ to spy on German citizens.

The groups point to documents released by NSA leaker Edward Snowden as evidence.

In a statement they say the criminal complaint is meant to spark a “long-overdue investigation by federal prosecutors” into alleged lawbreaking by German officials and foreign spies.

Read more: http://www.salon.com/2014/02/03/hackers_sue_german_government_over_nsa_spying/

[Demeter]

1. Now, this is getting interesting

cut off one of the tentacles of that great ugly octopus!

[Titonwan]

2. One?

I say cut em all off and call it 'stumpy'.

[soundsgreat]

6. actually, the complaint is mainly symbolic

and will certainly not lead to a judicial inquiry, let alone conviction of Angie and her friends.

The most significant result might be that Snowden gets interviewed by the German Attourney General, but even that is not sure.

But the discussion stays alive. I've heard that similar actions are planned in France and Belgium.

[Demenace]

3. I thought only the NSA did things like these...

...so the Germans spied on their citizens, wow, big news here people. I was made to understand only the NSA did stuff like this!

What amazing level of ignorance around here!

[jakeXT]

4. They lost the war.... /nt

[soundsgreat]

5. No, that's not what the complaint says

it says the German government HELPED the NSA spying on the people and didn't prevent it.

This is a difference. The NSAGCHQ is still the big badie, the BND only its poodle.