Snowden Case Continues to Stir Anger About Domestic Spying in Europe
German Chancellor Merkel faces public alarm over reports of spying. (Photo: Michaela Rehle/Reuters)
The lengthy saga of Edward Snowden and his search for asylum has fueled a bitter debate in Europe about how governments there are keeping tabs on their own citizens, says Time correspondent Vivienne Walt in Paris.
Blow back from the scandal is continuing elsewhere in Europe. Thursday, Luxembourg's prime minister was forced to step down after revelations that a former spy chief there was taping official meetings with a recorder disguised as a wristwatch.
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