British Counter Terrorism Official: Edward Snowden's NSA Leaks Have Resulted In Terrorists Changing Tactics

Snowden Leaks Mean Terrorists Are Changing Tactics To Slip Under The Radar, Say British Secret Services -- Daily Mail

* A senior counter-terrorism official said Snowden had helped terrorists
* Stephen Phipson said terrorists were given 'full sight' of GCHQ tradecraft
* The 'very damaging' leaks were published in the Guardian newspaper

Terrorists are changing tactics to slip under the radar after being given ‘full sight’ of GCHQ tradecraft by whistleblower Edward Snowden, a counter-terrorism director warned today.

Stephen Phipson, one of the Government’s most senior counter terrorism officials, said the surveillance leaks published in the Guardian newspaper had led to a ‘substantial reduction’ in intelligence on suspects as they have changed their methods of communication.

The director at the Office for Security and Counter Terrorism (OSCT) said the release of information from the Snowden documents had given extremists ‘full sight’ of tools and techniques used by the British listening station GCHQ, which had had a ‘severe’ effect on spying operations.

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Update #1: Terrorists have changed methods since Snowden leaks: UK official -- Reuters
Update #2: Terrorists given 'full sight' of spy methods by Snowden leak, warns counter terrorism official -- The Telegraph

My Comment: When in trouble blame the messenger .... and that is what is happening here.