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Showing Original Post only (View all)‘Unacceptable and shocking’: France demands explanation for NSA spying [View all]
from RT, but here's the Le Monde front page piece.
The revelations on Le Monde are shocking and demand adequate explanations from the American authorities in the coming hours, said Valls on television channel Europe 1.
He went on to say that it is totally unacceptable for an allied country to spy on France.
Le Monde revealed in a report based on the security leaks of former CIA worker Edward Snowden that the NSA recorded 70.3 million phone calls between December 10, 2012, and January 8, 2013.
The NSA reportedly carries out its espionage in France using a program called US-985D which is able to listen in on specific telephone calls and pick up on text messages according to key words used.
Moreover, Le Monde also wrote that it had reason to believe that the spying was not just limited to citizens suspected of being involved in terrorism. According to the data released by Snowden the NSA also eavesdropped on politicians and prominent business figures.
He went on to say that it is totally unacceptable for an allied country to spy on France.
Le Monde revealed in a report based on the security leaks of former CIA worker Edward Snowden that the NSA recorded 70.3 million phone calls between December 10, 2012, and January 8, 2013.
The NSA reportedly carries out its espionage in France using a program called US-985D which is able to listen in on specific telephone calls and pick up on text messages according to key words used.
Moreover, Le Monde also wrote that it had reason to believe that the spying was not just limited to citizens suspected of being involved in terrorism. According to the data released by Snowden the NSA also eavesdropped on politicians and prominent business figures.
What I wonder is, when are business people across the globe gonna raise their voice in the NSA debate?
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BelgianMadCow
Oct 2013
OP
A government keeping separate records for whatever use in the present and or future
mrdmk
Oct 2013
#27
I agree that much if not all of the diplomatic outrage from the EU rings hollow, but
BelgianMadCow
Oct 2013
#22
Update: 70 million calls intercepted in a month, French foreign minister requests US ambassador
BelgianMadCow
Oct 2013
#14
Jay Carney gave a perfect explanation for it today. I hope they were tuning in. nt
BluegrassStateBlues
Oct 2013
#25
Update: "US admits: French surveillance revelations raise 'legitimate questions"
BelgianMadCow
Oct 2013
#26
Spying on the French and hoovering up 70 million calls a month are two different propositions
Ace Acme
Oct 2013
#33