> The Germans have received assurances that the chancellor's phone was not being monitored and that the US spy agency is not conducting industrial espionage. S

> The Germans have received assurances that the chancellor's phone was not being monitored and that the US spy agency is not conducting industrial espionage. Seriously? After admitting they spied on Petrobas and EU telecoms, "for their own safety"? They still can't get their story straight. Also, the extent of Stasi spying vs NSA spying: http://falkvinge.net/2013/07/05/stasi-vs-the-u-s-nsa-back-to-back-whos-worse-and-by-how-much/ http://falkvinge.net/2013/07/05/stasi-vs-the-u-s-nsa-back-to...