Infosecurity - Australia Offered Economic Espionage Results to the NSA

"Details from a newly disclosed document from the cache of Edward Snowden leaks demonstrates that the Australian spy agency (one of the Five Eyes) was monitoring a US law firm advising the Indonesian government on a trade dispute with the US in 2013 in a clear breach of attorney/client confidentiality – and offered that information to the NSA."



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US lawyers’ warning on Australian spying on Indonesia | The Australian

"ALLEGATIONS of Australian eavesdropping on American lawyers have triggered a warning from the American Bar Association."



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Minister to launch new Telkomsel, Indosat investigation | The Jakarta Post

"In response to the latest allegations concerning spying by the US National Security Agency (NSA), the Communications and Information Ministry warned domestic operators that they would risk a shutdown if implicated."



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Mayer Brown was reportedly spied on by NSA ally; law firm says it wasn't subject of alleged scrutiny

"Updated: An Australian ally of the National Security Agency spied on communications between a U.S. law firm and its client, the government of Indonesia, according to a top-secret document obtained by Edward Snowden."



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PM frustrated on Indon talks | The Australian

"Prime Minister Tony Abbott has expressed frustration at the lack of progress on negotiations for a new joint code of conduct with Indonesia amid new spying claims."



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'Lapses In Professional Judgement' The Next Target After Review of Australian Navy Breaches Of Indonesian Waters | Business Insider

A joint defence and Customs review of six Australian navy incursions into Indonesian waters has recommended further investigation into whether “individual lapses of professional judgement” were involved in the incidents."



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Clear the air on past spying, Indon urges | The Australian

"AUSTRALIA should come clean on its past spying activities before any further revelations set back the work to restore ties, Indonesia's foreign minister says."



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'My primary fear is that they will come after my family, my friends, my partner' | GulfNews.com

"Greenwald meets Snowden in Hong Kong to authenticate his claim, as NSA-FBI team encounters Guardian US deputy editor in New York"



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New Snowden docs show NSA, GCHQ spied on WikiLeaks, Pirate Bay users | Ars Technica

Documents obtained by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and published on The Intercept show that NSA analysts monitored content on The Pirate Bay and used the agency’s surveillance systems to track where it came from. "



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