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UK: DATA SURVEILLANCE: Threat from NSA leaks may have been overstated by UK, says Lord Falconer

18 November 2011

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"Britain's intelligence chiefs may have exaggerated the threat posed to national security by the leaking of the NSA files, according to a former lord chancellor who has questioned whether the legal oversight of MI6, MI5 and GCHQ is "fit for purpose"."

See the full article: Threat from NSA leaks may have been overstated by UK, says Lord Falconer Ex-lord chancellor defends Guardian reporting of Snowden files and says he's sceptical of warnings from spy agency chiefs (Guardian, link)

And also: Belgian and Dutch data protection agencies to investigate Swift security (Finextra, link)

Plus: Fibre optic cable networks from which metadata can be scooped up: Submarine Cable Map (link)

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