" "The reason this is so newsworthy is that the U.S. and its allies love to say the only reason they are doing this kind of mass surveillance is they want to stop terrorism and protect national security – but these documents make clear it is industrial and economic competition, it's about mining resources and minerals," Mr. Greenwald said." "The U.S. is running around publicly accusing China of using hacking for industrial advantage – well, this is a really clear cut example of this – of how Canada and the rest of the Five Eyes [ECHELON / AUSCANNZUKUS] are doing it," he said."
Tuesday, October 08, 2013
ECHELON
" "The reason this is so newsworthy is that the U.S. and its allies love to say the only reason they are doing this kind of mass surveillance is they want to stop terrorism and protect national security – but these documents make clear it is industrial and economic competition, it's about mining resources and minerals," Mr. Greenwald said." "The U.S. is running around publicly accusing China of using hacking for industrial advantage – well, this is a really clear cut example of this – of how Canada and the rest of the Five Eyes [ECHELON / AUSCANNZUKUS] are doing it," he said."
