The London Financial Times published an interview Robert Hannigan, the new head of Britain's intelligence agency GCHQ. Mr. Hannigan stated that American companies technology θα πρέπει να συνεργάζονται καλύτερα για την καταπολέμηση της τρομοκρατίας, σε μια cooperation with governments instead of working against the secret services in the wake of revelations by Edward Snowden.
The article had as a central theme, address the growing threat posed by ISIS.
Hannigan, who has been in charge of intelligence agency GCHQ since last year, said that in order to combat the new threat of terrorism they needed "better arrangements to facilitate legitimate investigation by the agencies security compared to those that exist now.”
He pointed out that as we approach the 25th anniversary of the Web, there should be a "new agreement" between governments and technology companies "in the field of protecting our citizens."
To this end, he said, GCHQ is "happy" to be taking part in the privacy debate in the digital age, although "privacy has never been an absolute right", especially in the wake of the growing threat from ISIS.
It is not surprising that the intelligence officer considers that violation of international law to protect the privacy of millions of people is not so important.
Hannigan's remarks are clearly in conflict with a fundamental European principle: privacy is an inalienable right for all residents of 28-member states of the Union.
Φαίνεται ότι οι εταιρείες τεχνολογίας αντεπιτίθενται, χωρίς να είμαστε και απόλυτα σίγουροι για αυτό, καθώς οι κυβερνήσεις και οι μυστικές υπηρεσίες γνωρίζουν πολύ καλά να ασκούν πιέσεις. Σε ένα παιχνίδι γάτας και ποντικιού της Αμερικάνικης κυβέρνησης με την Silicon Valley, played on the back of the consumer, the winners are definitely not us. Secret services know very well how to blur the landscape, that's their job after all. GCHQ's Hannigan's statement is quite encouraging for the public, but also for companies seeking to restore their name. Where is the truth? No one knows. However, speaking of Mr. Hannigan and rights, everyone has the right to debate, but they do not have the right to protest on basic issues of international law.
