Saturday, April 5, 2014

Incredible

US officials on Friday slammed plans to construct an EU-centric communication system, designed to prevent emails and phone calls from being swept up by the NSA, warning that such a move is a violation of trade laws.

Calling Europe’s proposal to build its own integrated communication system “draconian,” the office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) said American tech companies, which are worth an estimated $8 trillion per year, would take a financial hit if Brussels gives the initiative the green light.

  RT
Seriously? Who ARE these people? We can spy on their officials and their businesses, but their decision to prevent us is "draconian"?

And if it does cost American tech companies trillions, I suppose the logical response would be for the tech companies to sue the American government for causing the situation. And that means you know who will pay the settlements.

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