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Germany cancels Verizon contract over snooping fear
The German government has cancelled a contract with Verizon over concern that US firms may be giving data to US authorities.
Verizon has provided internet services to a number of German government departments and the current contract was due to run out in 2015.
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German Interior Ministry spokesman Tobias Plate said: "There are indications that Verizon is legally required to provide certain things to the NSA, and that's one of the reasons the cooperation with Verizon won't continue".
"Furthermore, the ties revealed between foreign intelligence agencies and firms in the wake of the US National Security Agency affair, show that the German government needs a very high level of security for its critical networks," he said.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28047877
Verizon has provided internet services to a number of German government departments and the current contract was due to run out in 2015.
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German Interior Ministry spokesman Tobias Plate said: "There are indications that Verizon is legally required to provide certain things to the NSA, and that's one of the reasons the cooperation with Verizon won't continue".
"Furthermore, the ties revealed between foreign intelligence agencies and firms in the wake of the US National Security Agency affair, show that the German government needs a very high level of security for its critical networks," he said.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28047877
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Europeans - unlike Americans - take privacy VERY seriously, including providing for incarceration in some cases where a citizen's privacy has been violated. 
Here in the US, you get a public scolding, a nominal fine, and all's well. 
