ct ▁Journal ists ▁and ▁sp ur red ▁ 7 0 ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁leading ▁human ▁rights ▁organizations ▁to ▁write ▁an ▁open ▁letter ▁to ▁the ▁newspaper ▁express ing ▁their ▁concern ▁about ▁press ▁and ▁other ▁fre ed oms ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁G CH Q ▁author ed ▁an ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁Fin an cial ▁Times ▁on ▁the ▁topic ▁of ▁internet ▁surve ill ance , ▁stating ▁that ▁" how ever ▁much ▁[ large ▁US ▁technology ▁companies ] ▁may ▁dis like ▁it , ▁they ▁have ▁become ▁the ▁command ▁and ▁control ▁networks ▁of ▁choice ▁for ▁terror ists ▁and ▁crim inals " ▁and ▁that ▁G CH Q ▁and ▁its ▁sister ▁ag encies ▁" c annot ▁tack le ▁these ▁challeng es ▁at ▁scale ▁without ▁greater ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁private ▁sector ", ▁arg uing ▁that ▁most ▁internet ▁users ▁" w ould ▁be ▁comfortable ▁with ▁a ▁better ▁and ▁more ▁sust ain able ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁[ int elligence ] ▁ag encies ▁and ▁the ▁te ch ▁companies ". ▁Since ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁surve ill ance ▁dis clos ures , ▁large ▁US ▁technology ▁companies ▁have ▁improved ▁security ▁and ▁become ▁less ▁co - oper ative ▁with ▁foreign ▁intelligence ▁ag encies , ▁including ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁UK , ▁generally ▁requiring ▁a ▁US ▁court ▁order ▁before ▁dis clos ing ▁data . ▁ ▁North ▁America ▁ ▁Mexico ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁Mexican ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁José ▁Antonio ▁Me ade ▁Kur ib re ña ▁met ▁with