Germany: Berlin wakes to fresh NSA scandal

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Germany: Berlin wakes to fresh NSA scandal

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October 24, 2013 at 05:27 GMT +00:00 · Published

Germany: Berlin wakes to fresh NSA scandal

The row between the US and Germany over the NSA's surveillance of Berlin flared up again, Thursday. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is reportedly angered by the possibility that US agencies tapped her mobile phone.

Although the White House has denied that they are currently monitoring the German Chancellor's phone, with Jay Carney stating on Wednesday that "The United States is not monitoring and will not monitor the communications of the Chancellor", Berlin is disturbed that the released statement refers to the present and future, but not the past. The German media has reflected the concern, with an array of headlines surrounding the controversy, with headlines reading: 'Merkel's mobile surveilled'.

Merkel is known to use her mobile phone a lot, prompting some to call her "die Handy-Kanzlerin" (the mobile Chancellor). In 2009, Merkel reportedly had an encryption chip put into her mobile to stop it being bugged.

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Germany: Berlin wakes to fresh NSA scandal

The row between the US and Germany over the NSA's surveillance of Berlin flared up again, Thursday. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is reportedly angered by the possibility that US agencies tapped her mobile phone.

Although the White House has denied that they are currently monitoring the German Chancellor's phone, with Jay Carney stating on Wednesday that "The United States is not monitoring and will not monitor the communications of the Chancellor", Berlin is disturbed that the released statement refers to the present and future, but not the past. The German media has reflected the concern, with an array of headlines surrounding the controversy, with headlines reading: 'Merkel's mobile surveilled'.

Merkel is known to use her mobile phone a lot, prompting some to call her "die Handy-Kanzlerin" (the mobile Chancellor). In 2009, Merkel reportedly had an encryption chip put into her mobile to stop it being bugged.

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