Former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, who is in Moscow, is seen on a giant screen during a live video conference for an interview as part of Amnesty International's annual Write for Rights campaign at the Gaite Lyrique in Paris December 10, 2014. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's electronic spy agency has been intercepting and analysing data on up to 15 million file downloads a day as part of a global surveillance programme, according to a report published on Wednesday.
The covert dragnet, nicknamed Levitation, has covered allied countries and trading partners such as the United States, Britain, Brazil, Germany, Spain and Portugal, the report by CBC News and journalist Glenn Greenwald said.
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