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British Spy Agency Did Not Break Laws When Using US Data, Says Parliament

GCHQ has used data gathered by PRISM

Reason Staff | 7.17.2013 7:40 AM

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(Reuters) - Britain's GCHQ electronic surveillance agency did not circumvent the law by using data gathered by a clandestine U.S. spy program called PRISM, the British parliament said on Wednesday.

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