tedead t1_ixq7oiq wrote on November 25, 2022 at 1:20 PM

Reply to comment by merien_nl in UK bans Chinese cameras from government buildings by Alvin_Chen

They kind of do spy on themselves. They just do it in a different way. Part of the reason of that alliance.

Killboypowerhed t1_ixrf2b1 wrote on November 25, 2022 at 7:05 PM

There's a difference between a country spying on itself and a country spying on another

tedead t1_ixs12p5 wrote on November 25, 2022 at 9:46 PM

But they do spy on themselves via the other countries in the alliance. Since they can't technically legally spy on their own people, they allow the other members to do the spying for them, and then they share the data secretly with each other.

Down vote this all you want. It doesn't change what's happening.

DirtyBeastie t1_ixsc0s4 wrote on November 25, 2022 at 11:14 PM

MI5's entire purpose is to spy on "their own people". It would be a bit pointless for them to exist if they weren't allowed to do it.

But, hey, you've heard of five eyes, don't really know what it does, but thought you'd shoehorn it in anyway.