American journalist Glenn Greenwald, who helped publish reports on
the US’s internet-based spying program, says the Dutch ‘have no idea’
about the scale of the US espionage activities in the Netherlands.
In an interview with the Volkskrant, Greenwald says the revelations about the situation in the Netherlands will be published soon.
‘I have a lot of information about the Netherlands but I cannot go into it yet,’ Greenwald said. 'The tone of debate in the Netherlands may well change when the revelations are published.'
Dutch reaction to the revelations has been fairly muted so far, the paper points out. In mid-September the government published its official reaction, stating that the US has now promised the EU to inform it about its spy programmes and welcoming US discussions about improving transparency.
This, the paper states, is in sharp contrast to the justice ministry’s recent report on cyber security which stated digital spying by foreign states poses a serious threat.
Read more in Volskrant
In an interview with the Volkskrant, Greenwald says the revelations about the situation in the Netherlands will be published soon.
‘I have a lot of information about the Netherlands but I cannot go into it yet,’ Greenwald said. 'The tone of debate in the Netherlands may well change when the revelations are published.'
Dutch reaction to the revelations has been fairly muted so far, the paper points out. In mid-September the government published its official reaction, stating that the US has now promised the EU to inform it about its spy programmes and welcoming US discussions about improving transparency.
This, the paper states, is in sharp contrast to the justice ministry’s recent report on cyber security which stated digital spying by foreign states poses a serious threat.
Read more in Volskrant
