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"This was done under secret agreements with commercial companies, described in one document as 'intercept partners'. […] some companies have been paid for the c
by tjaerv 13y ago
"This was done under secret agreements with commercial companies, described in one document as 'intercept partners'. […] some companies have been paid for the cost of their co-operation and GCHQ went to great lengths to keep their names secret. They were assigned 'sensitive relationship teams' and staff were urged in one internal guidance paper to disguise the origin of 'special source' material in their reports for fear that the role of the companies as intercept partners would cause 'high-level political fallout'."
- mtgx 13y agoIt's nice to see that giving all their users data to the spy agencies is a business model for these companies.
- sambe 13y ago"Paid for the cost" - to me - means no profit.
- aspensmonster 13y agoI see no list of company names in this article by The Guardian. I believe the British people --or anyone that does business with them (edit: "them" as in the companies that have assisted the GCHQ) in any way, really-- would be very interested in hearing some names right about now.
- DanBC 13y agoThe companies are obvious. BT is one.