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Fox:
NSA surveillance reach broader than publicly acknowledged
The National Security Agency's surveillance network has the capacity to spy on 75 percent of all U.S. Internet traffic, The Wall Street Journal reports. The NSA's system of programs that filter communications, achieved with the help of telecommunications companies, is designed to look for communications that either start or end abroad, or happen to pass through the U.S. between foreign countries. However, the officials told the Journal that the system's reach is so broad, that it is more likely that purely domestic communications will be intercepted as a byproduct of the hunt for foreign ones.
The NSA defended the program in a statement to Fox News.
"NSA's signals intelligence mission is centered on defeating foreign adversaries who aim to harm the country. We defend the United States from such threats while fiercely working to protect the privacy rights of U.S. persons. It's not either/or. It's both," the statement said.
The system works by using algorithms that act as filters, designed to let high-value information through amid more benign chatter. However, after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, a former to intelligence official told the Journal that the government changed its definition of "reasonable" intelligence collection, enabling the NSA to widen the holes in the "filtering" system.
The details are the latest to emerge about the NSA's operations and capabilities, as authorities in the U.S. and other countries try to stop the release of more information about the elaborate surveillance network. Members of Congress on the intelligence committees, as well as past intelligence officials, recently have spoken up in defense of the agency, particularly after a report showing the agency had broken privacy rules and overstepped its authority thousands of times.
The NSA programs described by the Journal differ from the programs described by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden in a series of leaks earlier this summer. Snowden described a program to acquire Americans' phone records, as well as another program, known as PRISM, that made requests from Internet companies for stored data. By contrast, the Internet monitoring systems have the capability to track almost any online activity, so long as it is covered by a broad court order.
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Green Energy
Fox:
NSA surveillance reach broader than publicly acknowledged
The National Security Agency's surveillance network has the capacity to spy on 75 percent of all U.S. Internet traffic, The Wall Street Journal reports. The NSA's system of programs that filter communications, achieved with the help of telecommunications companies, is designed to look for communications that either start or end abroad, or happen to pass through the U.S. between foreign countries. However, the officials told the Journal that the system's reach is so broad, that it is more likely that purely domestic communications will be intercepted as a byproduct of the hunt for foreign ones.
The NSA defended the program in a statement to Fox News.
"NSA's signals intelligence mission is centered on defeating foreign adversaries who aim to harm the country. We defend the United States from such threats while fiercely working to protect the privacy rights of U.S. persons. It's not either/or. It's both," the statement said.
The system works by using algorithms that act as filters, designed to let high-value information through amid more benign chatter. However, after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, a former to intelligence official told the Journal that the government changed its definition of "reasonable" intelligence collection, enabling the NSA to widen the holes in the "filtering" system.
The details are the latest to emerge about the NSA's operations and capabilities, as authorities in the U.S. and other countries try to stop the release of more information about the elaborate surveillance network. Members of Congress on the intelligence committees, as well as past intelligence officials, recently have spoken up in defense of the agency, particularly after a report showing the agency had broken privacy rules and overstepped its authority thousands of times.
The NSA programs described by the Journal differ from the programs described by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden in a series of leaks earlier this summer. Snowden described a program to acquire Americans' phone records, as well as another program, known as PRISM, that made requests from Internet companies for stored data. By contrast, the Internet monitoring systems have the capability to track almost any online activity, so long as it is covered by a broad court order.
- Secret Court Approves Classified Rule Change On How Fbi Can Use Nsa Data
Secret court approves classified rule change on how FBI can use NSA data On Tuesday, The Guardian reported that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has changed its rules regarding how it redacts Americans’ information when it takes international...
- White House Tries To Prevent Judge From Ruling On The Constitutionality Of Nsa Surveillance
They say it's Constitutional, but they don't want Judges to consider it's Constitutionality. Executive Branch Privilege, I guess. WASHINGTON — The Obama administration moved late Friday to prevent a federal judge in California from ruling...
- Judge Throws Out ‘state Secrets’ Claim, Allowing Lawsuit Against Nsa To Continue
From Will at THE OTHER NEWS: Judge throws out ‘state secrets’ claim, allowing lawsuit against NSA to continue.HT:RussiaToday. The suit, known as Jewel vs. National Security Agency, was originally filed in 2008 by the Electronic Frontier Foundation...
- House Democrat After Meeting With Counterterrorism Officials: Nsa Revelations Only “the Tip Of The Iceberg,” There Is “significantly More Than What Is Out In The Media Today”
Sanchez is a complete hack and seems to be lacking in intelligence. I'm guessing most everything "astounds" her. Still, she seems to have picked up that many other lawmakers were also disturbed. From The Hill: The federal surveillance programs revealed...
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Edward Snowden: Hero, or traitor?Let us take Edward Snowden at his word. For a moment, assume he disclosed publicly the National Security Agency's (NSA) broad, sweeping surveillance of all telephone, Internet, and email communications everywhere —...