British spying allegations 'nightmare out of Hollywood': Germany

June 23, 2013 00:06

Germany's justice minister has said that allegations of British intelligence services tapping world phone calls and Internet traffic were a "nightmare out of Hollywood."

If confirmed, the allegations released by a US ex-intelligence technician who also exposed secret US data gathering programmes, would be a "catastrophe," said Justice Minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger.

"The allegations against Great Britain sound like a nightmare out of Hollywood," she said.

"European institutions should shed light on this immediately."

The Guardian on Saturday published claims that Britain's Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) has started processing vast amounts of personal information -- including Facebook posts, emails, Internet histories and phone calls -- and is sharing it with its US partner the National Security Agency

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