Now that the United States has promised to stop spying on phones talks of Angela Merkel, the NSA began monitoring government officials.
According to a publication in the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag (Sunday Bild), the NSA has not stopped spying on German politicians. In fact, she has added more people to her lists.
In recent months, since the NSA spying scandal broke, the relationship between the two countries has been very strained due to reports that secret services of the US spied on Angela Merkel. While the White House has assured Germany that they have stopped, the NSA appears to be looking for other solutions.
Bild am Sonntag reported that a top NSA official in Germany said they had been instructed not to lose any information now that the prime minister's talks will not be directly monitored.
The 297 employees who have the NSA in Germany they have turned their attention to 320 people-wrenches, most of whom are politicians or businessmen.
The Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere it is at the top of its list NSA, since she is a very close associate of Angela Merkel.