CIA leaks bolster case for privacy treaty: UN expert


  • TECH
  • Friday, 10 Mar 2017

(FILES) The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) logo is displayed in the lobby of CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, in this August 14, 2008 file photo. The US Senate will release a long-delayed report December 9, 2014 into the CIA's brutal interrogation of Al-Qaeda suspects following the 2001 attacks, as American interests abroad take precautions ahead of a possible backlash. White House officials confirmed December 8 they expect the report to be published, even though US Secretary of State John Kerry warned late last week about the impact it could have around the world. AFP PHOTO/SAUL LOEB/FILES

GENEVA: Revelations about the CIA's use of hacking tools by anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks show the risks of mass surveillance and bolster the case for international regulation, the United Nations' independent expert on privacy said. 

WikiLeaks published on March 7 what it said were thousands of pages of internal Central Intelligence Agency discussions about hacking techniques used over several years. 

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