Merkel Says U.S. Must Adhere to German Law Amid Spying Dispute
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Chancellor Angela Merkel said U.S. authorities must adhere to Germany’s data-protection law when operating on German soil as her interior minister came under fire for defending U.S. surveillance activities.
While Merkel has asserted the need for balance between security considerations and privacy, Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich returned from a trip to the U.S. yesterday saying that programs such as the U.S. National Security Agency’s newly disclosed Prism program have prevented terrorist attacks.