NSA spying scandal has ignited international protests that are surprisingly widespread as countries lead NSA backlash

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8 foreign countries battling NSA backlash

GlobalPost

Ever since Edward Snowden exposed the breadth of the National Security Agency’s surveillance program, the ripples of outrage that started in America have spread to countries around the world. Citizens and governments worldwide have acted out.

Global Coalition States Principles to Protect Human Rights from Surveillance

EFF – For some time now there has been a need to update understandings of existing human rights law to reflect modern surveillance technologies and techniques. Nothing could demonstrate the urgency of this situation more than the recent revelations.