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UN To Investigate UK, US Online Surveillance

  • Gigaom, Tuesday, December 3, 2013 2:29 PM

The UN’s special investigator on the protection of human rights while countering terrorism, Ben Emmerson, will report back to the UN general assembly in autumn 2014, having looked into: whether Edward Snowden is a whistleblower; whether his leaks weakened American and British counter-terrorism efforts; whether surveillance powers in those countries should be curbed; whether oversight of their spying is adequate; and whether the U.K. Parliament was misled by the country’s intelligence services.

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