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How To Find Out If GCHQ and the NSA Spied On You, and How To Complain

Mark Wilson writes: Privacy International has created a platform through which individuals and organizations can file complaints with GCHQ about surveillance of phone calls and internet usage. The charity has long concerned itself with government surveillance, particularly the sharing of data between the NSA and GCHQ. The legality of mass surveillance has been questioned by many, and it has already been determined that human rights organization Amnesty International was illegally spied on. Edward Snowden's NSA revelations have led to a huge increase in awareness of privacy issues, and now Privacy International is making it easier to find out if you were spied on, and to lodge an official complaint.

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  1. I have a simpler approach... by DougOtto · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "Have you used the internet or a phone in the last 10 years?"

    Congratulations, you've been illegally spied upon!

    --
    Solving Unix problems since 1989...
  2. Obvious consequence by rippeltippel · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Q: Hey, did you spy on me?
    A: Nope. But thank you for asking, we'll start right away.

  3. "I shall file a strongly worded complaint" LOLZ by rubycodez · · Score: 3, Insightful

    really, filing a complaint with a UK charity that has 8 employees?? Even I'm laughing hard, and I'm a victim of government spying. Word your complaint with boulders in the desert so it's visible from outer space while you're at it, it'll do fuck-all as much good