French paper alleges massive gov’t cyberspying program

The BBC reports on a Le Monde investigation that allegedly reveals the French government has an ongoing surveillance program similar to the United States’ Prism operation.

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“The data is stored on a supercomputer at the headquarters of the DGSE intelligence service,” the report says, adding French government officials have not commented on the allegations.

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