On how Trump’s comments affect morale: “It certainly hasn’t helped,” said National Intelligence Director James Clapper.
John Oliver’s new HBO show debuted on Sunday with a get: General Keith Alexander, the former head of the NSA.
This morning, President Barack Obama introduced reform initiatives to NSA programs, including phone data storage and surveillance.
A U.S. District Court judge has found the NSA’s phone data collection program to be lawful because 9/11, essentially.
Dec 26, 2013
Video: Merry Christmas From Edward Snowden
Watch this very merry, Orwellian Christmas message from Edward Snowden.
In a new, revealing must-read interview with the Washington Post, however, Snowden offers some illuminating insight into his motivations, noting that his “mission’s already accomplished,” and highlighting his “selfish fear” that predated his data drop.
“I cannot imagine a more ‘indiscriminate’ and ‘arbitrary invasion’ than this systematic and high-tech collection and retention of personal data on virtually every single citizen for purposes of querying it and analyzing it without judicial approval.”
