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In what sense? The legal overrides that exist in the US for "national security" also largely exist in the EU.
by AFNobody 9y ago
In what sense? The legal overrides that exist in the US for "national security" also largely exist in the EU.
- nkkollaw 9y agoThe EU has not been caught spying on everyone.
- jkaplowitz 9y agoGCHQ (UK), BND (Germany), France's equivalent (I forget the name), and others I am probably unaware of have been caught doing pretty widespread surveillance. So, technically not the EU, but multiple EU countries.
- nkkollaw 9y agoI doubt you can compare that to the NSA, but sure.
- jkaplowitz 9y agoAt least GCHQ is more comparable than you'd think, and they and NSA often work closely together.
- AFNobody 9y agoGCHQ (UK), BND (Germany), BRGE/Directorate for Internal Security/Directorate for External Security (France) have been spying similarly and engaging in information sharing with the US. The UK, France, and several other EU countries have passed internal surveillance laws that are as bad or worse than the US.
- tomcooks 9y agoDepends on whether the country belongs to Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes AFAIK.
- AFNobody 9y agoEvery EU and Five Eyes country shares intelligence to a substantial degree. They also have MLA arrangements. None of these countries have strong privacy protections except against corporations.