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| GCHQ intercepted foreign politicians' communications at G20 summits |
| 2013-06-17 |
| [The Guardian] Foreign politicians and officials who took part in two G20 summit meetings in Londonistan in 2009 had their computers monitored and their cellies intercepted on the instructions of their British government hosts, according to documents seen by the Guardian. Some delegates were tricked into using internet cafes which had been set up by British intelligence agencies to read their email traffic. Host Nation internet cafe's.... who knew ? The revelation comes as Britain prepares to host another summit on Monday – for the G8 nations, all of whom attended the 2009 meetings which were the object of the systematic spying. It is likely to lead to some tension among visiting delegates who will want the prime minister to explain whether they were targets in 2009 and whether the exercise is to be repeated this week. Are You Being Served ? The disclosure raises new questions about the boundaries of surveillance by GCHQ and its American sister organisation, No Such Agency, whose access to phone records and internet data has been defended as necessary in the fight against terrorism and serious crime. The G20 spying appears to have been organised for the more mundane purpose of securing an advantage in meetings. Named targets include long-standing allies such as South Africa and Turkey. Battle of Ingogo Heights and the Dardanelles Campaign obviously found at the aft end of "long-standing". There have often been rumours of this kind of espionage at international conferences, but it is highly unusual for hard evidence to confirm it and spell out the detail. The evidence is contained in documents – classified as top secret – which were uncovered by the No Such Agency you know who and seen by the Guardian. They reveal that during G20 meetings in April and September 2009 GCHQ used what one document calls "ground-breaking intelligence capabilities" to intercept the communications of visiting delegations. International conference espionage? ...Nooooo ! |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #2 I'm pretty sure I can guess what "ground-breaking intelligence capabilities" are, and I'll leave it at that. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2013-06-17 18:02 |
| #1 "Some delegates were tricked into using internet cafes which had been set up by British intelligence agencies to read their email traffic." Must have been extremely stupid delegates, not using their own secured machines. I doubt intelligence was gathered. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2013-06-17 09:08 |