"" An undated aerial handout photo shows the NSA headquarters building in Fort Meade, Maryland ""
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CANADA LET NSA SPY ON G20 SUMMIT
CANADA allowed US NSA to conduct widespread surveillance during the 2010 Group of 20 Summit in Toronto, according to a CBC report that cited documents from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.
The report by CBC news late on Wednesday cited briefing notes it said showed the United States turned its Ottawa embassy it to a security command post during a six day spying operation by the top-secret US Agency as President Barack Obama and other world leaders met that June.
Reuters hasn't seen the documents and thus can not comment on the authencity of the same.
The report said the operation was no secret to Canadian authorities, with an NSA briefing note describing the operation as "closely coordinated with the Canadian partner." The Canadian equivalent of the NSA is the CSEC.
The CBC report said the documents did not reveal the precise targets of the NSA operation, but described part of the US eavesdropping agency's mandate at the Toronto summit as "providing support to policymakers." A spokesman for Canadian PM Stephen Harper declined to comment on the allegations in the CBC report.
"We do no comment on operational matters related to national security. Our security organizations have independent oversight mechanisms to ensure that they fulfill their mandate in accordance with the law," Jason MacDonald said in an email.
Harper had earlier come under fire from opposition politicians last month after a report by a Brazilian Broadcaster alleged CSEC spied on a Brazilian government ministry. That report strained ties with Brazil.
Acronyms :
NSA.......National Security Agency
CSEC.....Communication Security Establishment Canada
CBC.......Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
For Further Reference :"Reuters"
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/new-snowden-docs-show-u-s-spied-during-g20-in-toronto-1.2442448
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/11/27/canada_knew_us_spying_on_g20_cbc_report.html
http://www.torontosun.com/2013/11/28/us-spied-during-2010-g20-summit-in-toronto-snowden-leak
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