What is Five Eyes?
Gordon Corera, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s security correspondent, talks to Claire Graham about the origins of the UK, US, Australia, New Zealand and Canada's intelligence pact, known as Five Eyes.
A secret intelligence pact between the UK and US began during the Second World War, focused on intercepting communications and breaking codes. Expanding to what is now known as Five Eyes, with the addition of Australia, New Zealand and Canada, the secrecy around the alliance continued for decades. It wasn’t until 2013, when the ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden leaked classified documents, that the extent of its operations came into the public spotlight.
Gordon Corera, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s security correspondent, talks to Claire Graham about the origins of this spy network and how relevant it is in a modern digital world.
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- Sat 9 Dec 2023 11:32GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service East and Southern Africa & Europe and the Middle East only
- Sat 9 Dec 2023 16:32GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service News Internet
- Sat 9 Dec 2023 19:32GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service West and Central Africa
- Sun 10 Dec 2023 04:32GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service except East and Southern Africa, Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa
- Sun 10 Dec 2023 11:32GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service except East and Southern Africa, Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa
- Mon 11 Dec 2023 00:32GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service except East and Southern Africa
- Mon 11 Dec 2023 03:32GMTÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service East and Southern Africa
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