[lbo-talk] NSA and GCHQ as Doctor Proctor for G8?

[Chuck Grimes]

The revelation comes as Britain prepares to host another summit on Monday - 
for the G8 nations, all of whom attended the 2009 meetings which were the 
object of the systematic spying. It is likely to lead to some tension among 
visiting delegates who will want the prime minister to explain whether they 
were targets in 2009 and whether the exercise is to be repeated this week.

The disclosure raises new questions about the boundaries of surveillance by 
GCHQ and its American sister organisation, the National Security Agency, 
whose access to phone records and internet data has been defended as 
necessary in the fight against terrorism and serious crime.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jun/16/gchq-intercepted-communications-g20-summits

I needed a cheap news thrill this boring Sunday night.

CG