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>We have had the Five Eyes and ECHELON for decades. Since before the Snowden revelations. How is this different? Because the EU is not part of either?
by filiphorvat 4y ago
>We have had the Five Eyes and ECHELON for decades. Since before the Snowden revelations. How is this different?
Because the EU is not part of either?
- filoleg 4y agoWell one of the countries in the Five Eyes (UK) used to be a part of the EU, until fairly recently. Note for those in the thread who haven't heard of ECHELON until now (just like me) - it is the exact same list of countries as for the Five Eyes. > [...] Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States, also known as the Five Eyes. [0] 0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECHELON https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECHELON
- Gasp0de 4y agoMaybe this is the reason they started demanding this now, that before they could just ask Britain but because of Brexit, Britain has lost access to European biometric data?