The NSA has given up trying to deny things... now in statements it just acknowledges programs by name and says they're being used legally.
Today's revelation:
everything we do over HTTP is being stored and is easily searchable.
There used to be a time when they denied the existence of things. Now it is statements like:
Quote:
"XKeyscore is used as a part of NSA's lawful foreign signals intelligence collection system.
"Allegations of widespread, unchecked analyst access to NSA collection data are simply not true. Access to XKeyscore, as well as all of NSA's analytic tools, is limited to only those personnel who require access for their assigned tasks ? In addition, there are multiple technical, manual and supervisory checks and balances within the system to prevent deliberate misuse from occurring."
"Every search by an NSA analyst is fully auditable, to ensure that they are proper and within the law.
"These types of programs allow us to collect the information that enables us to perform our missions successfully ? to defend the nation and to protect US and allied troops abroad."
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