(ABC News) The United States has backed an anti-spying resolution at the United Nations that was pushed by two countries miffed at NSA surveillance.
After the U.S. reportedly eavesdropped on their elected leaders, President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, the two countries pushed a U.N. resolution affirming "the right to privacy in the digital age."
The resolution states that technological advancements have made it possible for government and corporate spying that "may violate human rights" under international human- and civil-rights declarations "and is therefore an issue of increasing concern."