Post by Roger (over and out) on Jul 7, 2014 6:07:34 GMT -5
The National Security Agency, the US surveillance authority, has spied on far more ordinary American and overseas internet users than individuals targeted in its investigations, according to a US newspaper.
The Washington Post revealed details of tens of thousands of online conversations intercepted by the NSA – leaked to the newspaper by former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden – in a report that raises further questions about whether the secret eavesdropping by the US infringes individual privacy rights in the name of national security.
www.irishtimes.com/news/world/us/nsa-spied-far-more-on-ordinary-internet-users-than-on-targets-1.1857306#.U7p65N909cU.facebook
The Washington Post revealed details of tens of thousands of online conversations intercepted by the NSA – leaked to the newspaper by former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden – in a report that raises further questions about whether the secret eavesdropping by the US infringes individual privacy rights in the name of national security.
www.irishtimes.com/news/world/us/nsa-spied-far-more-on-ordinary-internet-users-than-on-targets-1.1857306#.U7p65N909cU.facebook