Translation of "Espionnage électronique " (French → English) :

We'll have to see what the study of this bill brings forward, but it looks to me like it's a bit of a grab in terms of providing more electronic snooping, which perhaps today is not permitted under the law.

F. whereas particular questions have been raised regarding the compatibility with EU law of the practice of the UK intelligence agency Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) directly tapping into undersea transatlantic cables carrying electronic communications, under a programme codenamed Tempora; whereas other Member States reportedly access transnational electronic communications without a regular warrant but on the basis of special courts, share data with other countries (Sweden), and may enhance their surveillance capabilities (the Netherlands, Germany); whereas concerns have been expressed in other Member States in relatio ...[+++]n to the interception powers of secret services (Poland);

C. whereas the abovementioned leaks reveal that EU Member States were allegedly cooperating in the US-led PRISM Programme or have developed similar intelligence‑gathering programmes, such as the ‘Tempora’ Project led by the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ); whereas press reports have revealed that GCHQ has tapped into undersea fibre-optic cables to obtain access to telephone conversations and internet traffic under a programme codenamed TEMPORA, basing itself on paragraph 4 of section 8 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA), which allows the UK Foreign Secretary to issue a certificate for broad intercept ...[+++]ion of categories of material relating to terrorism or organised crime; whereas there is evidence which indicates that the US has been involved in spying on diplomatic personnel of the Permanent Representations of the Member States, as well as the offices of the EU institutions; recalls, in this regard, the bugging of an MEP’s office by the British security services;

F. whereas particular questions have been raised regarding the compatibility with EU law of the practice of the UK intelligence agency Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) directly tapping into undersea transatlantic cables carrying electronic communications, under a programme codenamed Tempora; whereas other Member States reportedly access transnational electronic communications without a regular warrant but on the basis of special courts, share data with other countries (Sweden), and may enhance their surveillance capabilities (the Netherlands, Germany); whereas concerns have been expressed in other Member States in relatio ...[+++]n to the interception powers of secret services (Poland);

F. whereas particular questions have been raised regarding the compatibility with EU law of the practice of the UK intelligence agency Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) directly tapping into undersea transatlantic cables carrying electronic communications, under a programme codenamed Tempora; whereas other Member States reportedly access transnational electronic communications without a regular warrant but on the basis of special courts, share data with other countries (Sweden), and may enhance their surveillance capabilities (the Netherlands, Germany); whereas concerns have been expressed in other Member States in relation ...[+++] to the interception powers of secret services (Poland);

According to the STOA document, unlike other electronic spying systems in the UKUSA network, the Echelon system is directed mainly against non-military objectives of governments, organizations and companies in every country.