Don't use US websites if you don't want to be spied on, German minister says
L33tdawg: Kind of easier said than done ...
The fallout from the recent revelations that the United States conducts large scale electronic surveillance continues, with German federal minister of the interior, Hans-Peter Friedrich, saying people who fear being spied upon should not use US websites such as Google and Facebook.
Speaking to the Die Welt, Friedrich said: "If you worry about your communications being intercepted in any way, don't use services that go through American servers."
However, in an earlier interview with Die Welt, Friedrich said US spy agencies provided Germany with important information and advice. Friedrich's recommendation come after the vice-president of the European Commission's Digital Agenda, Neelie Kroes, said that Europeans see privacy as a fundamental right that's enshrined in law.
