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Protest against US dragnet surveillance tactics revealed by Edward Snowden (Photo: Valentina Pop)

CIA used Frankfurt consulate to spy on Europeans

The US intelligence agency, the CIA, has used the American consulate in Frankfurt as a covert base to carry out digital spy operations, Wikileaks revealed on Tuesday (7 March).

The Center for Cyber Intelligence Europe, based in the German city, was the base for CIA hackers covering Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, Wikileaks said. The information is based on documents from the agency's internal discussion forum.

The leaked documents ...

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