National Security Agency
Majority of Americans say Director of National Intelligence Clapper should be prosecuted for perjury
Press TV – August 18, 2013
An overwhelming majority of Americans say James Clapper, the spy master who lied to Congress about domestic surveillance, should be prosecuted for perjury, results from a new survey show.
NSA to open new $60mln facility in N. Carolina university amid surveillance scrutiny
RT | August 16, 2013
While new disclosures this week have exposed inept oversight and gross privacy violations within the National Security Agency, news out of North Carolina has revealed that the NSA is spending $60.75 million on another brand new facility.
Uncontrolled by FISA court, NSA commits ‘thousands of privacy violations per year’
RT | August 16, 2013
The National Security Agency broke the law and ignored privacy protections thousands of times in each of the years since Congressional leaders expanded the agency’s power in 2008, according to a new report citing documents leaked by Edward Snowden.
Did The NSA Think The Public Can’t Do Math? Attempt To Downplay Data Collection Fails Miserably
By Mike Masnick | Techdirt | August 14, 2013
Last week we wrote about the NSA’s ridiculous attempt to justify its surveillance efforts, including this really wacky callout designed to show just how “little” data the NSA collects.
Brazil says may go to UN over NSA espionage
Press TV – August 15, 2013
Brazil says it may go to the UN over a controversial US spying program on Brazilian citizens, rejecting Washington’s claims that the operation was purely aimed at fighting terrorism.
Addressing a congressional panel on Wednesday, Brazilian Communications Minister Paulo Bernardo said Brasilia was not satisfied with the explanations presented by US Secretary of State John Kerry during his Tuesday visit.
Snowden: NSA targeted journalists critical of government after 9/11
By Jonathan Easley | The Hill | August 13, 2013
Leaker Edward Snowden accused the National Security Agency of targeting reporters who wrote critically about the government after the 9/11 attacks and warned it was “unforgivably reckless” for journalists to use unencrypted email messages when discussing sensitive matters.