Germany wants a German Internet as spying scandal rankles
By Leila Abboud and Peter Maushagen
German Chancellor and leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Angela Merkel talks with Sigmar Gabriel (2nd L) leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) SPD parliamentary floor leader Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L) and Federal Chancellery Minister Ronald Pofalla (R) prior to a constitutional meeting of the Bundestag, Germany's lower house of parliament, in Berlin October 22, 2013.
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(Reuters) - As a diplomatic row rages between the United States and Europe over spying accusations, state-backed Deutsche Telekom wants German communications companies to cooperate to shield local internet traffic from foreign intelligence services.
Germany and France Propose Talks to Rein In U.S. Spying
By JAMES KANTER
The offer to hold talks is an attempt to agree on rules for surveillance operations, and to ease a dispute over eavesdropping by the United States that has plunged its relations with Europe to a low point.
Allegation of U.S. Spying Puts Obama at Crossroads
By DAVID E. SANGER and MARK MAZZETTI
Officials in the Obama administration say that the National Security Agency, in its push to build a global data-gathering network, has rarely weighed the long-term political costs of some of its operations.
ROOM FOR DEBATE
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Germany and France demand talks with Obama over NSA spying revelations
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• German chancellor says allies need to rebuild trust
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- Obama left increasingly isolated as anger builds among key US allies
- Julian Borger: With allies like these, who needs enemies?
Merkel, Hollande want new rules for sharing intelligence
The German leader says trust must be rebuilt after allegations that the NSA monitored world leaders’ phone lines.
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