Executive Branch Intelligence Surveillance & Privacy

German Intelligence Admits Email Spying

Paul Rosenzweig
Friday, October 11, 2013, 9:40 AM
So reports the Wall Street Journal.  As one of my colleagues commented "is anyone surprised?"  Here's the lede:
Germany’s foreign intelligence service acknowledged tapping data flowing through a key Frankfurt Internet exchange point, meaning it’s able to monitor traffic from some of the same providers that have been touting “Email Made in Germany” in the wake of this summer’s U.S. surveillance revelations.

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So reports the Wall Street Journal.  As one of my colleagues commented "is anyone surprised?"  Here's the lede:
Germany’s foreign intelligence service acknowledged tapping data flowing through a key Frankfurt Internet exchange point, meaning it’s able to monitor traffic from some of the same providers that have been touting “Email Made in Germany” in the wake of this summer’s U.S. surveillance revelations.

Paul Rosenzweig is the founder of Red Branch Consulting PLLC, a homeland security consulting company and a Senior Advisor to The Chertoff Group. Mr. Rosenzweig formerly served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy in the Department of Homeland Security. He is a Professorial Lecturer in Law at George Washington University, a Senior Fellow in the Tech, Law & Security program at American University, and a Board Member of the Journal of National Security Law and Policy.

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