Allies roiled by revelations about U.S. surveillance
A country-by-country look at some of the recent allegations and fallout surrounding U.S. foreign surveillance programs: COUNTRY
ALLEGATION
REACTION
BRAZIL
Monitoring of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s communications and billions of emails and telephone calls.
Rousseff canceled a state visit to Washington and condemned the U.S. at the United Nations General Assembly.
EU
Surveillance targeted the Belgium-based system overseeing international bank transfers, known as SWIFT.
European lawmakers approved rules that would strengthen privacy and called to cut U.S. access to bank records.
FRANCE
Collection of 70.3 million French telephone calls and emails in one 30-day period. Text messages also swept up.
France summoned U.S. ambassador for an explanation and renewed demands for talks on protection of personal data.
GERMANY
Possible monitoring of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cellphone.
Merkel called President Barack Obama to complain. She had also canceled a Cold War-era surveillance agreement.
MEXICO
Monitoring of domain used by former President Felipe Calderon and emails of current President Enrique Pena Nieto.
Pena Nieto said the surveillance would be an illegal act if it occurred. His administration has demanded an investigation.
SPAIN
Monitoring the numbers and duration of more than 60 million phone calls in one month alone.
U.S. Ambassador James Costos was summoned to the Foreign Ministry to discuss reports of U.S. spying on Spain.
U.K.
Country’s electronic snooping agency, GCHQ, allegedly had access to NSA’s PRISM information-gathering program.
Prime Minister David Cameron has defended cyber-surveillance programs, but lawmakers called for hearings. AP
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