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I do understand. My country (Australia) has US spy bases in it too ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Gap https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Gap ), which the
by antimagic 11y ago
I do understand. My country (Australia) has US spy bases in it too ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Gap https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Gap ), which they have also used to spy on Australians. In Australia's case (and I would be willing to bet that it's the same for Germany), it was a quid pro quo arrangement. Australians spy on Americans and pass the information to the NSA. Americans spy on Australians and pass it to the Australian spy agencies - thereby avoiding restrictions on domestic spying. Seriously, your problem is with the BND, not NSA, because NSA is going to spy on you regardless of whether you want them to. It's pretty much their job. You just don't want the BND actively helping them, which is why your energy should be directed towards them.
- lispm 11y agoI want the NSA to leave Germany. They can spy where they want, but not from within Germany.
- happyscrappy 11y agoYou may want to talk to your government about that as they are the ones enabling it.
- madez 11y agoIf you are German, the NSA likely won't listen to you. The German government is responsible for the presence of the NSA and it has the means to largely end NSA activities in Germany, but not the will.