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EU nations spy on the US. That's not up for debate. It is a fact. That's how the world works. http://www.nytimes.com/1993/04/30/world/us-expanding-its-effort-

• jabbernotty 13y ago
  It is possible that this kind of activity from European countries is in fact a direct result of similar activity by the US government.
  • tkahn6 13y ago
    Ok?
    • tokenizer 13y ago
      Oh come on. He missed a quotation mark so you don't address the question. Pedantic sir, Pedantic! /intentional
      • tkahn6 13y ago
        If it was a question, it was rhetorical - and irrelevant.
        • tokenizer 13y ago
          Just like our last 4 comments. But here I am, giving you my morning coffee time. I digress. I think ultimately you have to decide to accept current practises as inevitable, or malleable. I for one, do not think allies should spy on each other. Being caught so would have punitive repercussions such as increases in trade rates. If perpetrator makes a big deal about it, then find better allies, and then they can spy all they want.
• kalms 13y ago
  You're linking to an article on corporate spying. We're discussing spying on government officials on, what I can only assume, is a lot more serious matters, i.e waging wars. This is a trust/image issue for the states, and it's really taking a beating right now.
  • hackinthebochs 13y ago
    Lets not make the same mistake that most people were making regarding the NSA before these leaks: it makes logical sense that EU governments would spy on everyone they technologically can; ergo we must assume that they are.
    • kalms 13y ago
      EU doesn't spy on anyone - we have no central intelligence. So let's not assume anything.
      • hackinthebochs 13y ago
        >EU governments AKA individual member nation governments.
        • kalms 13y ago
          Assume away. But France is not Denmark and vice versa.