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New NSA docs show the US explicitly targetted phones of EU trade officials and economists in Brussels
The leaked documents show the NSA targeted 13 phone numbers belonging to government officials and government offices in five countries: Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, and Switzerland. Earlier leaks of NSA intelligence reports by WikiLeaks revealed active targeting of phones in Germany as well. The Swiss phone tapping was used to intercept the communications of United Nations officials and a World Trade Organization representative in Geneva. The Belgian phone tapping included a NATO official in Brussels.
All but one of the 13 target phone numbers listed in the documents are still in use today.
The interception methods stated on the latest leaked intelligence reports are “Unconventional” and “SCS,” which stands for Special Collection Service. SCS are joint NSA and CIA eavesdropping operations run covertly inside U.S. and allied foreign embassy buildings in foreign capitals; it is unclear what “Unconventional” refers to.
The NSA did not respond to request for comment …. https://theintercept.com
Source: http://luismmx.blogspot.com/2016/02/new-nsa-docs-show-us-explicitly.html
