U.K. reportedly spied on Yahoo webcam chats with NSA help
Clip: 2/27/2014 | 5m 28s
U.K. reportedly spied on Yahoo webcam chats with NSA help
Based on documents provided by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, The Guardian newspaper reported that British spy agencies, with help from the U.S., have been watching citizens and collecting images via Yahoo webcam chats in a covert program named Optic Nerve. The Guardian’s Spencer Ackerman joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the details.
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U.K. reportedly spied on Yahoo webcam chats with NSA help
Clip: 2/27/2014 | 5m 28s
Based on documents provided by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, The Guardian newspaper reported that British spy agencies, with help from the U.S., have been watching citizens and collecting images via Yahoo webcam chats in a covert program named Optic Nerve. The Guardian’s Spencer Ackerman joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the details.
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