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Dramatic illustration of Air Force One in flight with intercepted signals reaching German BND station, showing Obama on a call and surveillance screens.
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German intelligence service intercepted Obama

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The German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) intercepted calls by then-US President Barack Obama, according to journalist Holger Stark, by eavesdropping on Air Force One communications. The operation exploited encryption weaknesses and ran for several years until the Chancellery halted it in 2014. The BND has not commented on the allegations.

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