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It's Official: Sixteen Government Agencies Now Have Access To Unminimized Domestic NSA Collections
The NSA can now be used for second-hand domestic surveillance, thanks to new rules approved by President Obama that went into effect on January 3rd. Those unhappy to see Trump in control of these expanded powers have no one to thank but their outgoing president for this parting gift. This was first reported early last year, gathered from anonymous intelligence community sources and the now-useless PCLOB's report on the FBI's use of...
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Re: Did Obama Expand NSA Surveillance Power so Trump Couldn't Go Further?
As much as we all, I think, appreciate hearing the opinions of a NSA lawyer on the constitutionality of total mass surveillance being available to state security services down to the lowest possible level, I'm not 100% certain that we can believe every word they say. There may have been times when concern for telling the truth to the American people may have been in conflict with their combined goals of both protecting and destroying their security.
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Sure. Now pull the other one.