NSA cyber spying on China not a surprise, but it's not ho-hum, either (+video) NSA chief says leaks about US cyber spying on China, and techniques for doing it, will impair intelligence-gathering. Others play that down, saying the more significant hit will be to relations with China and to US global work on behalf of a free and open Internet.
June 15, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
NSA cyber spying on China not a surprise, but it's not ho-hum, either NSA chief says leaks about US cyber spying on China, and techniques for doing it, will impair intelligence-gathering. Others play that down, saying the more significant hit will be to relations with China and to US global work on behalf of a free and open Internet.
June 15, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
Rahm Emanuel in ABC News (blog) He added, "There is no doubt it's a good thing because we've uncovered individuals here who, although they didn't plead to being spies, were clearly caught in the business of spying. And it sends a clear signal to not only Russia but other countries...
Nick Clegg in BusinessWeek This government will end the culture of spying on it's citizens,Clegg said during a speech in north London. "It is outrageous that decent, law-abiding people are regularly treated as if they have something to hide. It has to stop."
Chris Dodd in Forbes For the last six years, our largest telecom companies have been spying on their own American customers,said Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., who unsuccessfully tried to block the bill from coming to the floor Monday.