Duke of Buckingham
08-25-13, 08:48 PM
Which Citizens Are Under More Surveillance, U.S. Or European?
by Tom Gjelten
July 28, 2013 5:41 AM
Stewart Baker, formerly the NSA's general counsel, told the House Judiciary Committee this month that Europeans are more likely to be spied on by their governments than Americans are by theirs. And he had data to back that up.
"According to the Max Planck Institute, you're 100 times more likely to be surveilled by your own government if you live in the Netherlands or you live in Italy," Baker said. "You're 30 to 50 times more likely to be surveilled if you're a French or a German national than in the United States."
More on: http://www.npr.org/2013/07/28/206231873/who-spies-more-the-united-states-or-europe
A very good and concise article.
Europeans citizens have no reason to laugh.
by Tom Gjelten
July 28, 2013 5:41 AM
Stewart Baker, formerly the NSA's general counsel, told the House Judiciary Committee this month that Europeans are more likely to be spied on by their governments than Americans are by theirs. And he had data to back that up.
"According to the Max Planck Institute, you're 100 times more likely to be surveilled by your own government if you live in the Netherlands or you live in Italy," Baker said. "You're 30 to 50 times more likely to be surveilled if you're a French or a German national than in the United States."
More on: http://www.npr.org/2013/07/28/206231873/who-spies-more-the-united-states-or-europe
A very good and concise article.
Europeans citizens have no reason to laugh.