Britain's GCHQ spies are on Twitter, officially
May 16, 2016 19:34
GCHQ, Britain's secret eavesdropping agency, joined Twitter on today, emerging from the shadows with a simple message of "Hello, world."
The cyber-intelligence listening post became the first of the country's spy agencies to join the online social networking service.
The Government Communications Headquarters has previously kept itself to itself but is moving towards greater transparency following revelations by fugitive US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who claimed GCHQ was conducting bulk data collection.
"It's a big step for the organisation as we become more open about the work we do to keep Britain safe," said an unnamed GCHQ spokesman.
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