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British government
Also known as: GCHQ
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  • Glenn Greenwald
    Glenn Greenwald

    …of Americans; collaborated with the Government Communication Headquarters (GCHQ), Britain’s NSA equivalent, to covertly collect data from the Internet activity of non-Americans through the PRISM program; collaborated with the GCHQ to crack Internet users’ encryption software; and monitored the phone calls of 35 world leaders.

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    …of Americans; collaborated with the Government Communication Headquarters (GCHQ), Britain’s NSA equivalent, to covertly collect data from the Internet activity of non-Americans through the PRISM program; collaborated with the GCHQ to crack Internet users’ encryption software; and monitored the phone calls of 35 world leaders.

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