German BND Listened to US President Barack Obama for Years(www.zeit.de)
14 pointsby belter2 days ago2 comments
  • bigfatkitten2 days ago
    If I were a German taxpayer and I learned that they weren’t doing this, I’d be extremely annoyed and wondering what they were spending my money on.
    • belter2 days ago
      According to the article they did not have the permission from Angela Merkel.

      At same time, its kind of ironic, since after the NSA document leaks by Snowden, Angela Merkel raised the issue of being spied on by the USA directly with Obama...

  • bediger40002 days ago
    Obama was security conscious enough to give up his Blackberry in 2009. What does this imply for Trump, who seemingly scorns security precautions and opsec?
    • belter2 days ago
      https://images.axios.com/9HepTmPSMv2JW9mvFYfOeHG1oqY=/2023/0...
      • mtmail2 days ago
        Alt text: Photo of classified documents stored in one of President Trump's bathrooms.
        • belter2 days ago
          Fun fact: During the Mar-a-Lago search, the FBI had to use agents with appropriate high-level security clearances. Some of the documents were so sensitive they were marked Top Secret/SCI. This is normally even more restricted level than just Top Secret.
          • bigfatkitten2 days ago
            All FBI agents are cleared TS/SCI.
            • belter6 hours ago
              That is not true. Only if assigned to intelligence or national security programs...
            • bediger4000a day ago
              Given that "SCI" stands for "sensitive compartmented information", I bet they had to find agents currently read into certain "compartments", or read new agents into those "compartments".