In an interview with Germany's ARD TV channel, the former NSA contractor said the agency would spy on big German companies that competed with US firms. [0] Pre

In an interview with Germany's ARD TV channel, the former NSA contractor said the agency would spy on big German companies that competed with US firms. [0] President Barack Obama got a list of talking points that United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon hoped to hit on during a one-on-one meeting, courtesy of the NSA's X-Keyscore program. - not economic but it's hard to imagine this tactic wouldn't apply to economy related meetings [1,2] [0] https://www.bbc.com/news/25907502 https://www.bbc.com/news/25907502 [1] https://www.cnet.com/news/nsas-spying-on-united-nations-and-others-detailed-in-newly-published-documents/ https://www.cnet.com/news/nsas-spying-on-united-nations-and-... [2] https://theintercept.com/document/2015/07/01/un-secretary-general-xks/ https://theintercept.com/document/2015/07/01/un-secretary-ge...