Spy row erupts at G8 summit as Italians are accused of eavesdropping on secret meetings

[The Sushi Bandit]

Source: The Mail

An extraordinary row has broken out at the G8 summit after Italian aides were accused of spying on secret meetings between other countries' leaders.
A team has been listening in through headphones on private sessions between various heads of state.
Diplomatic meetings are traditionally held in the greatest secrecy to ensure they are kept confidential.
Both conventional note-taking and recording are banned. Instead each leader is accompanied by an aide - known as the Sherpa - who relays messages to those outside the room through a digital pen.
This contains a camera and wireless transmitter. Pictures are automatically taken of the user's writing and then transmitted.





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[monmouth]

1. Wow, right out of a spy novel. Sounds familiar....n/t

[Tempest]

2. Didn't the U.S. do the same thing?

I seem to recall reading how the U.S. planted bugs in the rooms of G8 members a few years ago.

[demoleft]

3. wow. still no news about it on the italian press. i'll have a closer look. n/t