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Snooping centre lies in the heart of Geneva

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The US embassy in Geneva is believed to house a powerful joint NSA-CIA electronic monitoring station. The "Special Collection Service" (SCS) centre is said to be one of around 80 SCS locations, 19 of which are in Europe in cities such as Berlin, Paris, Madrid, Rome and Prague.

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