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> I was surprised when I heard that US spied on phone calls of the European leaders such as Merkle. I wasn't sure who to be more embarrassed for. Doing it to s
by psychphysic 4y ago
> I was surprised when I heard that US spied on phone calls of the European leaders such as Merkle.
I wasn't sure who to be more embarrassed for. Doing it to such a significant ally is shameful, having it done to you by an ally possibly worse.
- chrisseaton 4y agoCan’t know if they’re really any ally or not if you aren’t spying on them, can you!
- psychphysic 4y agoI've just read an article on the topic[0] as I was so fuzzy on the details. It's much worse than I remembered. I never really saw the importance of Snowden but he should be a modern day democracy saint after blowing the lid on this type of surveillance. [0] https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-security-agency-spied-merkel-other-top-european-officials-through-danish-2021-05-30/ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-security-agency-spie...