PRISM and Tempora: Why Germans fear Big Brother
Government Communications Headquarters (Photo: British Govt/Wiki Commons)
First, there were the NSA snooping revelations courtesy of Mr Snowden and many Germans were not exactly pleased to realize they were included in the wide-ranging Internet surveillance. However, if you believe the continuing coverage in The Guardian, the American PRISM program was only the tip of the iceberg.
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