Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague speaks on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show, presented by Sophie Raworth (L), in this photograph provided by the BBC, in London June 9, 2013. REUTERS/Jeff Overs/BBC/Handout via Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - Revelations of a huge, secret U.S. Internet spying programme have raised awkward questions for allies, forced to explain whether they let Washington spy on their citizens or benefited from snooping that would be illegal at home.
U.S. officials have confirmed the existence of the secret programme, codenamed PRISM, which according to documents leaked to the Washington Post and Britain's Guardian newspaper has given them access to emails, web chats and other communications from companies such as Google, Facebook, Twitter and Skype.
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