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NSA review to leave spying programs largely unchanged, reports say
Source: The Guardian
NSA review to leave spying programs largely unchanged, reports say
Spencer Ackerman in Washington
theguardian.com, Friday 13 December 2013 16.54 GMT
A participant in a White House-sponsored review of surveillance activities described as “shameful” an apparent decision to leave most of the National Security Agency’s controversial bulk spying intact.
Sascha Meinrath, director of the Open Technology Institute, said Friday that the review panel he advised is at risk of missing an opportunity to restore confidence in US surveillance practices.
“The review group was searching for ways to make the most modest pivot necessary to continue business as usual,” Meinrath said.
Headed by the CIA’s former deputy director, Michael Morrell, the review is expected to deliver its report to Obama on Sunday, the White House confirmed, although it is less clear when and how substantially its report will be available to the public.
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Spencer Ackerman in Washington
theguardian.com, Friday 13 December 2013 16.54 GMT
A participant in a White House-sponsored review of surveillance activities described as “shameful” an apparent decision to leave most of the National Security Agency’s controversial bulk spying intact.
Sascha Meinrath, director of the Open Technology Institute, said Friday that the review panel he advised is at risk of missing an opportunity to restore confidence in US surveillance practices.
“The review group was searching for ways to make the most modest pivot necessary to continue business as usual,” Meinrath said.
Headed by the CIA’s former deputy director, Michael Morrell, the review is expected to deliver its report to Obama on Sunday, the White House confirmed, although it is less clear when and how substantially its report will be available to the public.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/13/nsa-review-to-leave-spying-programs-largely-unchanged-reports-say
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if they insist on collecting mountains of data, is to lock up the databases and hand the keys over to a panel that includes some civil libertarians with veto power over any access request not justified by probable cause.
More secrecy on top of secrecy. Just what we need.
This shit makes me sick.
