James R. Clapper, center, the director of national intelligence, with Adm. Michael S. Rogers, right, director of the National Security Agency, during a Senate hearing last week. Credit Stephen Crowley/The New York Times
New York Times: N.S.A. Gets More Latitude to Share Intercepted Communications
WASHINGTON — In its final days, the Obama administration has expanded the power of the National Security Agency to share globally intercepted personal communications with the government’s 16 other intelligence agencies before applying privacy protections.
The new rules significantly relax longstanding limits on what the N.S.A. may do with the information gathered by its most powerful surveillance operations, which are largely unregulated by American wiretapping laws. These include collecting satellite transmissions, phone calls and emails that cross network switches abroad, and messages between people abroad that cross domestic network switches.
The change means that far more officials will be searching through raw data. Essentially, the government is reducing the risk that the N.S.A. will fail to recognize that a piece of information would be valuable to another agency, but increasing the risk that officials will see private information about innocent people.
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More News On The NSA Getting Expanded Powers
Obama gives US intelligence greater access to warrantless data on foreigners -- The Guardian
NSA to share data with other agencies without “minimizing” American information -- Ars Technica
NSA reportedly to share intercepted communications with other agencies -- CNBC
A lot more people will now have access to the NSA’s raw surveillance data -- The Verge
Just in Time for Trump, the NSA Loosens Its Privacy Rules -- WIRED
New rule gives agencies more access to raw NSA intel -- The Hill
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