PogoWasRight.org

Menu
  • About
  • Privacy
Menu

EU demands clarification over US spying claims

Posted on June 30, 2013July 1, 2025 by Dissent

From the no-surprise dept.:

The president of the European parliament has called for “full clarification” from the US over claims it bugged EU offices in America and accessed computer networks.

Martin Schulz said it would have a “severe impact” on relations between the EU and the US if revelations by German magazine Der Spiegel are true.

Der Spiegel reported that the US had bugged offices and gained access to EU internal computer networks, according to secret documents – the latest in a series of exposures of alleged US spy programmes.

Read more of Jonathan Haynes’ report in The Guardian.  Der Spiegel did not publish the report or file upon which their reporting was based, and did not respond to a tweet from PogoWasRight.org yesterday asking them whether they would publish it.  The fact that they saw at least parts of the file have raised speculation that Snowden may have provided files to at least four media outlets, but because they claim to have only seen parts of it, it’s not clear whether Snowden provided Der Spiegel with any files.

In related news, The Guardian  reported yesterday on a blog post by Simon Davies that focused on claims by former NSA contractor Wayne Madsen about collaboration between EU countries and the U.S. on surveillance.  The thrust of that interview was to make the public more aware of what has allegedly been going on for years. The Guardian subsequently removed their story while they investigated its claims after someone on Twitter pointed out that Madsen might not be the most reliable source, but the story had already gained a certain amount of traction with Salon also reporting his statements based on  the now-taken down The Guardian report.

No related posts.

Category: Surveillance

Post navigation

← Ca: TekSavvy File-Sharing Lawsuit: Voltage Pictures Will Likely Get Their Way In Court, Observers Predict
How the NSA Targets Germany and Europe →

Now more than ever

Search

Contact Me

Email: info@pogowasright.org

Mastodon: Infosec.Exchange/@PogoWasRight

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

Categories

Recent Posts

  • Microsoft’s controversial Recall feature is now blocked by Brave and AdGuard
  • Trump Administration Issues AI Action Plan and Series of AI Executive Orders
  • Indonesia asked to reassess data privacy terms in new U.S. trade deal
  • Meta Denies Tracking Menstrual Data in Flo Health Privacy Trial
  • Wikipedia seeks to shield contributors from UK law targeting online anonymity
  • British government reportedlu set to back down on secret iCloud backdoor after US pressure
  • Idaho agrees not to prosecute doctors for out-of-state abortion referrals

RSS Recent Posts on DataBreaches.net

  • Scattered Spider is running a VMware ESXi hacking spree
  • BreachForums — the one that went offline in April — reappears with a new founder/owner
  • Fans React After NASCAR Confirms Ransomware Breach
  • Allianz Life says ‘majority’ of customers’ personal data stolen in cyberattack (1)
  • Infinite Services notifying employees and patients of limited ransomware attack
©2025 PogoWasRight.org. All rights reserved.
Menu
  • About
  • Privacy