FIVE
EYES ALLIANCE - INTERNATIONAL
News: What is Five Eyes Alliance that
prompted Trudeau's allegations?
What's
in the news?
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Ever since Canadian Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau made the bold statement in Parliament and accused India, questions have
been raised on how Justin Trudeau knew about it, and whether there's any proof.
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In an interview, US Ambassador to Canada
David Cohen said that Trudeau made the claim based on shared intelligence among
Five Eyes partners.
Five
Eyes Alliance:
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The Five Eyes Alliance (abbreviated as
FVEY in government documents) is a cooperative
intelligence network that monitors the electronic communications of
citizens and foreign governments.
Members:
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The Five Eyes (FVEY) is an intelligence
alliance comprising Australia, Canada,
New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Features:
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Five Eyes allowed the national agencies to
share monitoring infrastructure, and to track nuclear-armed Soviet submarines
during the Cold War.
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The surveillance partnership strengthened
following the 9/11 attacks on the United States, and monitoring of internet
communications has since expanded exponentially.