Chancellor to call for transparency
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June 18, 2013, Tuesday
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GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel said yesterday she had been surprised by revelations of mass US online surveillance and would call for "transparency" on its scope in talks with President Barack Obama this week.
Merkel said the issue had caused deep unease in Germany, where memories of the East German Stasi spying on citizens are still raw. "I will call for more transparency," said Merkel, who grew up in East Germany.
She is due to have talks with Obama in Berlin tomorrow.
She said Germans wanted to know what the US National Security Agency was doing with their online data.
"We have to be clear - what is being used, what is not being used," she said.
Merkel was "surprised" by the revelations, while recognizing the need to address the threat of terrorism with 21st century surveillance techniques.
On Friday, the White House sought to cool German fears over its secret surveillance program, saying Obama would tell Merkel it was purely aimed at thwarting terror attacks.
Merkel said the issue had caused deep unease in Germany, where memories of the East German Stasi spying on citizens are still raw. "I will call for more transparency," said Merkel, who grew up in East Germany.
She is due to have talks with Obama in Berlin tomorrow.
She said Germans wanted to know what the US National Security Agency was doing with their online data.
"We have to be clear - what is being used, what is not being used," she said.
Merkel was "surprised" by the revelations, while recognizing the need to address the threat of terrorism with 21st century surveillance techniques.
On Friday, the White House sought to cool German fears over its secret surveillance program, saying Obama would tell Merkel it was purely aimed at thwarting terror attacks.
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