South America studies how to curb U.S. 'spying': Ecuador

[Zorro]

South American nations are jointly exploring the creation of a communications system to curtail U.S. spying in the region, Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino said on Wednesday.

He said the idea was to set up a common platform to "minimize risks of being spied on" and added the project was an outgrowth of the disclosures by former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden on U.S. spying worldwide.

The new project is under consideration by the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), which groups the 12 governments of the continent. UNASUR is based in Quito, Ecuador's capital.

"We have decided to begin to work on new Internet communication systems of our countries, of our societies, to avoid continuing being the object and prey of illegal spying that U.S. spying entities have developed against us," Patino said in an interview with Reuters at Ecuador's mission to the United Nations in New York City.

http://news.yahoo.com/south-america-studies-curb-u-spying-ecuador-010553739.html

Good luck with that.

[RC]

1. I'm sure they won't be the last.

[Thinkingabout]

2. Yep, they are subject of our spying, also they are apparently spying on the US to find out

all this information, if you can't take it then don't dish it out.

[newfie11]

3. Maybe they will show us

How we, US citizens, can stop NSA from spying on us.

[bemildred]

4. I can assure you this is exactly why the NSA wanted this all kept secret.

Our ability to watch was always dependent on the watchees willingness to use our infrastructure. All that is just tough noogies now.

It boggles my mind to think what these fools threw away with their delusions of grandeur.