Japan Refused To Help NSA Tap Asia's Internet

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday October 27, 2013 @04:53AM from the no-thank-you dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The NSA sought the Japanese government's cooperation to wiretap fiber-optic cables carrying phone and data across the Asia-Pacific region but the request was rejected. The NSA wanted to intercept personal information including Internet activity and phone calls passing through Japan from Asia including China. The Japanese government refused because it was illegal and would need to involve a massive number of private sector workers. Article 35 of the Japanese Constitution protects against illegal search and seizure."

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Re:WTF by ArcadeMan · 2013-10-27 05:05 · Score: 5, Funny

You know who else still have honour? Klingons.

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Oh Irony, delicious irony by Anonymous Coward · 2013-10-27 05:09 · Score: 5, Funny

Anybody recall how the Japanese ended up with this constitution?