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(35,568 posts)Brazil wants answers on US surveillance
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Brazil's foreign minister has said his government is worried by a report that the United States has collected data on millions of telephone and email conversations in his country and promised to push for international protection of internet privacy.
Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota on Sunday expressed "deep concern at the report that electronic and telephone communications of Brazilian citizens are being the object of espionage by organs of American intelligence.
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Patriota also said Brazil will ask the UN for measures "to impede abuses and protect the privacy'' of internet users, laying down rules for governments.
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There was no immediate response from the office of the US national intelligence director's office on Sunday, but in response to earlier reports of covert monitoring in Europe, the office said it would respond to concerns of specific nations through diplomatic channels.
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The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff warned Sunday that Snowden's overall disclosures have undermined US relationships with other countries and affected what he calls "the importance of trust".
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