UN will probe US, UK spying programs - Video
The United Nations will launch an investigation into the massive surveillance programs of American and British intelligence agencies following revelations from US whistleblower Edward Snowden. ● The Guardian reported the UN special rapporteur Ben Emmerson will investigate the use of secret programs to store and analyze billions of emails, phone calls and text messages from around the world by the US National Security Agency and its UK counterpart, the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). The inquiry will then make a series of recommendations to the UN general assembly next year, according to the report. Emmerson said that the media had a duty and right to publish stories about the activities of the NSA and GCHQ.