The UK’s NSA-ish surveillance program, “Project Tempora,” has drawn the ire of the German government. Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, the Germany justice minister, sent a pair of letters Tuesday to the British justice secretary detailing the angst and anger that Britain’s snooping has caused. Germans were already in a tizzy over U.S. surveillance practices, and the recent disclosure that the UK engages in similar surveillance has them even more on edge.
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Germany None Too Pleased With UK's Digital Surveillance
Posted by: David Vranicar June 26, 2013 03:39 PMThe UK’s NSA-ish surveillance program, “Project Tempora,” has drawn the ire of the German government. Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, the Germany justice minister, sent a pair of letters Tuesday to the British justice secretary detailing the angst and anger that Britain’s snooping has caused. Germans were already in a tizzy over U.S. surveillance practices, and the recent disclosure that the UK engages in similar surveillance has them even more on edge.