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June 17, 2013

Leaked Docs: U.K. Spied on Foreign Diplomats at 2009 G20; U.S. Monitored Russian Leader 
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Revelations continue to emerge from the NSA files Edward Snowden
disclosed. The Guardian of London reports the British government
conducted extensive surveillance on foreign diplomats attending the 2009
G20 summit in London. Britain's NSA counterpart, the GCHQ, established
fake Internet cafés to spy on foreign delegates' computer use. The
agency also hacked into officials' Blackberrys to monitor their emails
and phone calls. The NSA played a role in the operation by sharing
information on the phone calls of Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev. Other
targets included British government allies such as South Africa and
Turkey. The spying appears to have been spurred by the British
government's desire for an advantage in the G20 talks. An internal
briefing paper said the GCHQ's "intent" was to provide "intelligence
relevant to [the government's] desired outcomes for its presidency of
the G20."

 

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