And that is pretty much it.
They've gone from "above suspicion" to rank -- t0 admitted -- lawbreakers. We'll be getting more details but what we won't be getting is any dismantling of this intelligence agency. It's far too useful for those who have more power than our government has.
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You think that's ...like ...paranoia? A conspiracy theory?
*Facebook denies this and WaPo confirmed that Facebook "was not among them."The National Security Agency reimbursed some of the nation’s top tech companies for participating in its PRISM surveillance program, according to new leaked government documents obtained by The Guardian.
The revelation puts a financial spin on what until now has mostly been a question of civil liberties. Previous NSA documents have linked companies such as Google, Facebook*, Yahoo and Microsoft to the PRISM program, though many of the companies have denied granting the NSA “direct access” to their servers. Although a Yahoo spokesperson said the government is supposed to reimburse companies for cooperating with federal surveillance requests, the other tech companies either denied receiving money or refused to respond directly to the accusations.
Some critics fear that the shadow revenue flowing to the private sector could create a perverse incentive for tech companies. ...WaPo
