Monday, July 22, 2013

German Intelligence Used NSA Spy Program

The entrance to the headquarters of Germany's foreign intelligence agency, the BND, near Munich: "A willingness to pursue new opportunities for cooperation". Reuters

'Prolific Partner': German Intelligence Used NSA Spy Program -- Spiegel Online

Angela Merkel and her ministers claim they first learned about the US government's comprehensive spying programs from press reports. But SPIEGEL has learned that German intelligence services themselves use one of the NSA's most valuable tools.

Germany's foreign intelligence service, the BND, and its domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), used a spying program of the American National Security Agency (NSA). This is evident in secret documents from the US intelligence service that have been seen by SPIEGEL journalists. The documents show that the Office for the Protection of the Constitution was equipped with a program called XKeyScore intended to "expand their ability to support NSA as we jointly prosecute CT (counterterrorism) targets." The BND is tasked with instructing the domestic intelligence agency on how to use the program, the documents say.

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More News On Germany's Spy Program

Magazine reveals German government using NSA spying data -- Deutsche Welle
Report: Germany used key NSA surveillance program -- NBC News
Surveillance documents reveal tight partnership between NSA and German government -- The Verge
Germany’s Merkel calls for patience on answers from Washington on US surveillance programs -- Washington Post/AP
Germany a 'prolific partner' in NSA spy program, magazine reports -- FOX News
Germany: Merkel grilled over US spying row -- Euronews
Merkel pressed on U.S. spying row before German election -- Reuters
Merkel pressed over US spying row -- Al Jazeera
Merkel Demands U.S. Spying Details -- Wall Street Journal
Merkel says ‘Germany not a surveillance state’ -- International News
Surveillance claims cast cloud over Merkel’s campaign -- Financial Times

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