Germany, Brazil Turn To U.N. To Restrain American Spies

Germany, Brazil Turn To U.N. To Restrain American Spies
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 28: The United Nations Security Council meets at U.N. headquarters on September 28, 2011 in New York City. The Security Council met to discuss the Palestinian bid for full United Nations membership. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 28: The United Nations Security Council meets at U.N. headquarters on September 28, 2011 in New York City. The Security Council met to discuss the Palestinian bid for full United Nations membership. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Brazil and Germany today joined forces to press for the adoption of a U.N. General Resolution that promotes the right of privacy on the internet, marking the first major international effort to restrain the National Security Agency's intrusions into the online communications of foreigners, according to diplomatic sources familiar with the push.

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