6 Whopping Government Misstatements About NSA Spying -- Threat Level
Whistleblower Edward Snowden’s leaks about NSA spying have set off a fierce global debate about security and privacy in the internet age.
The revelations of the United States performing mass surveillance on an international scale have also unleashed an avalanche of government misstatements aimed at defending, or even denying, the NSA’s dragnet surveillance. We’ve gone through them and picked out some of the biggest whoppers.
“… NSA takes significant care to prevent any abuses and that there is a substantial oversight system in place,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California), said August 23.
The statement was clearly contradicted Tuesday by James Clapper, director of national intelligence. Clapper said that the reason why the NSA illegally accessed phone call metadata on thousands of targets was because the NSA was unable to conduct any oversight of itself.
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NSA disguised itself as Google to spy, say reports -- CNet
Google to NSA: You'll have to take our data the hard way -- Jawa World
Snowden documents show NSA sharing raw data with Israel, including Americans' personal info -- FOX News
NSA passes unsifted intelligence to Israel -British paper -- Reuters
Obama's NSA surveillance review panel did not discuss changes, attendees say -- The Guardian
No talk of changing NSA spy tactics at meeting of new surveillance review panel - report -- RT
Brazilian officials seek meeting with Edward Snowden in Russia -- L.A. Times
Ex-MI6 deputy chief plays down damage caused by Snowden leaks -- The Guardian
Yahoo CEO fears defying NSA could mean prison -- FOX News/AFP
Yahoo and Facebook ask for more NSA transparency -- CNN
CloudFlare CEO: ‘Insane’ NSA gag order is costing U.S. tech firms customers -- Washington Post
Huawei Accuses NSA of "Illegal Practices" After Spying Revelation -- Slate
A question of trust: Why the NSA revelations have the security industry in turmoil -- David Meyer, Gigaom
Here's Yet Another Logical Contortion Used to Hide NSA Surveillance -- Philip Bump, The Atlantic
Chertoff: NSA surveillance vital to our safety -- USA Today
The NSA and cryptography: Cracked credibility -- The Economist
NSA Has Long Role as Top US Locksmith, Lock-Picker -- Ack Gillum and Raphael Satter, AP
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