Amid Uproar Over NSA's Surveillance, Malaysia Wants to Expand Its Spying Powers

Paul Low, Malaysia's minister in the Prime Minister's Department overseeing graft and human rights. Photographer: Goh Seng Chong/Bloomberg

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By Jordan Robertson

August 21, 2013 at 10:36 AM UTC

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The spying scandal roiling the National Security Agency in the U.S. may turn out to provide great air cover for other countries wanting to expand electronic surveillance.

Take the Malaysian government.