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EU to confront US over spy scandal

EU to confront US over spy scandal

A report says the European Commission has called on US Attorney General Eric Holder to account for the country’s recent spying revelations that has also targeted the Europeans.

According to the Washington Post, EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding said on Tuesday that it demands the United States to provide assurances that EU citizens and companies have received the same fundamental respect and rights as US residents when it comes to data protection.
The executive body of the EU said that it would meet with Holder in Dublin, Ireland on Thursday to answer questions over recent spying operations conducted on EU citizens and companies.
US President Barack Obama’s administration has recently come under fire after revelations showed the largest US spy institution, the National Security Agency (NSA), has ordered one of the nation’s major phone companies to collect and submit phone records of tens of millions of its American and European customers under a “top-secret” court order issued in April.
The revelation further confirmed international suspicions of US government surveillance measures on society.

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