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[FYI] France blasts Britain over Echelon



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France blasts Britain over Echelon

By Richard Barry and Will Knight, ZDNet (UK)

October 15, 2000 9:18 AM PT

A French parliamentary enquiry has harshly criticised Britain for its 
involvement in the Echelon satellite surveillance system, which it 
denounces as a threat to individual liberty and commercial privacy.  

[...]

The seven-month investigation by the French parliament concludes that 
Echelon is routinely used to gather economic information and warns 
that it is open to abuse. The report says that the system may well be 
used by the nations that operate it to gain political and economic 
advantage against over other nations.  

[...]

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