NSA can access most smartphone dat

'Der Spiegel': NSA can access most smartphone data

BERLIN (AP) — The German news weekly Der Spiegel reported Sun that the National Security Agency can access users' data on all major smartphones.

The magazine cites internal documents from the NSA and its British counterpart GCHQ in which the agencies describe setting up dedicated teams to crack protective measures on iPhones, BlackBerry and Android devices.

This data includes contacts, call lists, SMS traffic, notes and location data.

Der Spiegel says the documents don't indicate that the NSA is conducting mass surveillance of phone users but rather that these techniques are used to eavesdrop on specific individuals.

The article published Sunday doesn't say how the magazine obtained the documents. But one of its authors is Laura Poitras, an American filmmaker with close contacts to NSA leaker Edward Snowden.

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據美聯社報導，今天出刊的德國「明鏡」週刊（Der Spiegel）說，美國國家安全局（NSA）和英國政府通訊總部（GCHQ）能讀取所有主要智慧型手機作業系統上的使用者資料。

明鏡週刊引述國安局和政府通訊總部內部文件報導，這些情報機構在文件中敘述如何設立工作組，破解蘋果公司智慧型手機iPhone、黑莓機（BlackBerry）和Android裝置的保護措施。

因此可能取得的資料包括聯絡人、電話名單、簡訊和位置資料。

明鏡週刊說，這些文件顯示，這些技術主要用來監聽特定人物，不是用作大規模監聽電話之用。

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