Comms Privacy Chief Updates European Parliament on Greece’s Spyware Scandal


The head of the Hellenic Authority for Communications Security and Privacy (ADAE), Christos Rammos, spoke about Greece’s wiretapping scandal developments at the European Parliament’s spyware debate on Thursday. 

Rammos referred to the controversial legal opinion of the former chief prosecutor issued in January this year, which argued that ADAE cannot conduct audits of telecommunication companies to find out who is under surveillance by the country’s intelligence agency.

He also spoke about being personally targeted by the government and top ruling party politicians. He highlighted the constitutionally controversial change to the composition of the ADAE’s board and the concerns raised about its functioning.

Lastly, he defended his former colleagues in ADAE who are being prosecuted, ostensibly for doing their jobs, as he argued.

Source : Ekathimerini

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