Obama Defends NSA Programs
Says lives have been saved
Facebook and Apple also hoping to disclose information about government requests
Hot mic moment at end of House Intelligence Committee hearing
Most people think its bigger than officials admit
Challenging on First Amendment grounds to release number of people affected
Using technology to keep the government in check.
Good luck with that
Defendant wants to use information to prove innocence
A few reminders about the general state of surveillance and privacy in the U.S.A.
NYPD official's admitted no lead was ever connected to an actual terrorist plot
This is not classified information
Don't want to be seen as government servants
At least 10 targeting the United States
New York Civil Liberties Union declares it unconstitutional religious profiling
Reps Justin Amash and John Conyers part of group
Zero accountability will make everything all right
Hinted at real-time ability to peruse emails
So, you had no public comment period on the Prism scheme?
Facial recognition software comes of age, and creepiness
Truth's coming out, he says
The NSA scandal is the tip of the iceberg.
Well, that's reassuring
Documents seen by The Guardian show that GCHQ spied on foreign delegates during the G20 summits in 2009
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is still in Hong Kong
Fake internet cafes were set up, phone calls intercepted
That doesn't bode well for this alleged "conversation"
Does he think we're stupid enough to believe ever-changing official claims about the NSA?
Out of the millions it has collected
Can likely read e-mails and text messages too
Protesters blow whistles in solidarity
Yes, the government is snatching data directly from the Internet's backbone
Between 9,000 and 10,000 requests over a six-month period
Party lines play no role in the fight for privacy rights.
But admits he doesn't know what info whistleblower possesses
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