Advertisement4 Things To Know About Spying On AlliesOctober 28, 2013Krishnadev CalamurfacebookEmailPresident Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a news conference in Berlin in June. A German newspaper reported Sunday that Obama had known since 2010 that his intelligence service was eavesdropping on Merkel. The story came a day after reports alleged Obama told Merkel he was not aware she was being spied on. (Reuters /Landov)