According to a new report by the Wall Street Journal, the NSA’s vast snooping operation has the ability to spy on 75% of all internet traffic within the U.S. This new revelation contradicts previous statements made by government officials regarding the ability and reach of the NSA’s internet spying capabilities.
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The report explains that the NSA actually retains “the content of emails sent between U.S. citizens and also filters domestic phone calls made over the Internet.”
Through its cooperation and infiltration of most private telecommunications companies, the Federal government scours the massive data traveling on global communication networks in search of “suspicious” conversations. According to the NSA, “suspicious” communications are calls made to or from countries outside the U.S., as well as international communications that happen to travel through U.S. communications networks.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has reportedly been busy working with military contractors on a new face scanning technology that can automatically identify people by their faces within large crowds. DHS claims that this technology, called BOSS (Biometric Optical Surveillance System) is still in its infancy and is not yet fully functional.
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But in the final analysis, this all comes down to you, the American taxpayer.
Is this how you want your tax dollars spent?
And is the world that is being secretly created in Washington’s halls of power what you would want for your children and your grandchildren?
America, it is time to decide. Full story...
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The report explains that the NSA actually retains “the content of emails sent between U.S. citizens and also filters domestic phone calls made over the Internet.”
Through its cooperation and infiltration of most private telecommunications companies, the Federal government scours the massive data traveling on global communication networks in search of “suspicious” conversations. According to the NSA, “suspicious” communications are calls made to or from countries outside the U.S., as well as international communications that happen to travel through U.S. communications networks.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has reportedly been busy working with military contractors on a new face scanning technology that can automatically identify people by their faces within large crowds. DHS claims that this technology, called BOSS (Biometric Optical Surveillance System) is still in its infancy and is not yet fully functional.
(...)
But in the final analysis, this all comes down to you, the American taxpayer.
Is this how you want your tax dollars spent?
And is the world that is being secretly created in Washington’s halls of power what you would want for your children and your grandchildren?
America, it is time to decide. Full story...
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