The EU is demanding assurances that Europeans' rights are not being infringed by massive, newly revealed US surveillance (Congress, legal)

[All American NYC]

The EU is demanding assurances that Europeans' rights are not being infringed by massive, newly revealed US surveillance programmes....Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding plans to raise the concerns with US Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday.

Last week a series of leaks by a former CIA worker led to claims the US had a vast surveillance network with much less oversight than previously thought.

This doesn't jeopardize national security as much as it jeopardizes US foreign relations. The nations that didn't already know about it, some nations were even helping, allegedly in cooperation to obtain info legally on their own civilians. Using the same loop hole the US Government was using

[iNviNciBL3]

They use a lot of our technology, they shouldn't be suprised.
Don't like it? Quit loging on to our websites.

[Hickory patrick]

yep the criminals in High positions want to make sure their shams n scams don't come to Light, but their all good if it's to be used to prey on the sheepil down the road...

[HappyTexan]

Have Clapper tell them like he told Congress

"No, we are not collecting data on Americans"

All Clapper has to do is replace one word there.
I'm sure everyone will believe him because after all, he is with the government.