Snowden tells of '5 eyes' spy network, as second video from Hong Kong interview released
US, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada have deep intelligence connection that goes beyond sharing data, whistle-blower says
Deep co-operation in intelligence-gathering went beyond sharing information between national security agencies, whistle-blower Edward Snowden said, as a second video from an earlier interview emerged on Monday.
The United States, Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Canada were collaborating on "Five Eyes", a major monitoring programme to strengthen the sharing of surveillance information across their borders, he told a German newspaper.
Snowden revealed more information about government cyberspying and covert surveillance in an interview with security software and encryption expert Jacob Appelbaum, published by German news magazine Der Spiegel on Sunday.
He also claimed the US National Security Agency worked with Israel on the Stuxnet worm, which was used in a cyberattack on an Iranian nuclear facility.
Intelligence agencies aided one another on persons of interest on a "don't ask" basis of mutual understanding, he said.