Mary Corcoran wrote:
> The ECHELON system is a joint Euro-American
I was under the impression that it was mainly UK(GCHQ)-USA(NSA), hence the
European nations getting in a tizz about it.
> If anyone has more information about the use of ECHELON in the current
> 'war' against terrorism, can they post it please?
The most recent Echelon news I've seen is (all pre 11/9 though)...
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EU: Echelon Exists
The European Union (EU) voted to accept a report alleging that the
Echelon surveillance network exists. The EU has recommended that
European countries develop encryption systems to counter Echelon.
Echelon Spying Network Exists, EU Committee Says, Newsbytes, September
5, 2001.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/169770.html
European Parliament OKs Spy Plan, Yahoo News, September 5, 2001.
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/htx/ap/20010905/wl/eu_echelon_1.html
Report, (PDF) EU Report
http://www2.europarl.eu.int/omk/OM-Europarl?PROG=REPORT&L=EN&PUBREF=-
//EP//TEXT+REPORT+A5-2001-0264+0+NOT+SGML+V0//EN&LEVEL=2WORD
European Parliament resolution on the existence of a global system for
the interception of private and commercial communications (ECHELON
interception system).
http://www3.europarl.eu.int/omk/omnsapir.so/pv2?PRG=DOCPV&APP=PV2&LANGUE=
EN&SDOCTA=21&TXTLST=1&POS=1&Type_Doc=RESOL&TPV=PROV&DATE=050901&PrgPrev=
TYPEF@A5|PRG@QUERY|APP@PV2|FILE@BIBLIO01|NUMERO@264|YEAR@01|PLAGE@1&TYPEF=
A5&NUMB=1&DATEF=010905]
European Parliament adopts Echelon report, CNN, September 7, 2001.
http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/09/07/echelon.report.idg/index.html
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Cheers,
Bob.
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