Articles by Laura Poitras, Marcel Rosenbach and Holger Stark

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‘A’ for Angela Merkel: GCHQ and NSA Targeted Private German Companies
Laura Poitras, Marcel Rosenbach and Holger Stark – Der Spiegel, 31 Mar 2014

Documents show that Britain’s GCHQ intelligence service infiltrated German Internet firms and America’s NSA obtained a court order to spy on Germany and collected information about the chancellor in a special database. Is it time for the country to open a formal espionage investigation?

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Friendly Fire: How GCHQ Monitors Germany, Israel and the EU
Laura Poitras, Marcel Rosenbach and Holger Stark – Der Spiegel, 23 Dec 2013

Documents from the archive of whistleblower and former NSA worker Edward Snowden show that Britain’s GCHQ signals intelligence agency has targeted European, German and Israeli politicians for surveillance.

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‘Royal Concierge’: GCHQ Monitors Diplomats’ Hotel Bookings
Laura Poitras, Marcel Rosenbach and Holger Stark – Der Spiegel, 25 Nov 2013

When diplomats travel to international summits, consultations and negotiations on behalf of governments, they generally tend to spend the night at high-end hotels. When they check-in, in addition to a comfortable room, they sometimes get a very unique form of room service that they did not order: a thorough monitoring by the British Government Communications Headquarters, or GCHQ in short.

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Fresh Leak on US Spying: NSA Accessed Mexican President’s Email
Jens Glüsing, Laura Poitras, Marcel Rosenbach and Holger Stark – Der Spiegel, 21 Oct 2013

The NSA has been systematically eavesdropping on the Mexican government for years. It hacked into the president’s public email account and gained deep insight into policymaking and the political system. The news is likely to hurt ties between the US and Mexico.

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‘Follow the Money’: NSA Monitors Financial World
Laura Poitras, Marcel Rosenbach and Holger Stark – Der Spiegel, 23 Sep 2013

The NSA monitors banks and credit card transactions — sometimes in apparent violation of national laws and global regulations. The European SWIFT financial transaction network is being tapped on different levels, internal documents from the US spy agency show.

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Codename ‘Apalachee’ – How America Spies on Europe and the UN
Laura Poitras, Marcel Rosenbach and Holger Stark – Der Spiegel, 26 Aug 2013

President Obama promised that NSA surveillance activities were aimed exclusively at preventing terrorist attacks. But secret documents from the intelligence agency show that the Americans spy on Europe, the UN and other countries.

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