British spy agency GCHQ hacked EU ally Belgium's telecoms firm using NSA tech(spiegel.de)
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British spy agency GCHQ hacked EU ally Belgium's telecoms firm using NSA tech
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/british-spy-agency-gchq-hacked-belgian-telecoms-firm-a-923406.html
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The lack of outcry concerning this revelation is disturbing. It seems like more attention is being paid to whether or not the telecom firm informed the Belgian government in time, than the fact that a European ally is spying on us.
> than the fact that a European ally is spying on us.
It shouldn't be news that GCHQ is spying on you. It has been their publicly declared mission for many years now - to monitor all communications at all frequencies. (It is news that GCHQ is spying in mass on UK citizens).
It shouldn't be news that GCHQ is spying on you. It has been their publicly declared mission for many years now - to monitor all communications at all frequencies. (It is news that GCHQ is spying in mass on UK citizens).
It's because this doesn't involve the US and they're tired of this news cycle, so they deem it "less important".
That's one way to deepen a diplomatic relationship.