CIA director John Brennan thinks privacy advocates undermine counter-terrorism work. But snooping on everyone won’t protect us[br]Government officials are wasting no time in attempting to exploit the tragedy in Paris to pass invasive anti-privacy laws and acquire extraordinary modern powers that they enjoy wanted for years. In the process,they are making incredibly dishonest arguments and are receiving virtually no pushback from the media. Absent any actual information or evidence so far about intelligence failures leading up to the deplorable terrorist attack in Paris, pundits spent the weekend speculating that Edward Snowden and surveillance reform were to blame for the fact that the attack went undetected. Then on Monday, and in an epic episode of blame shifting,the CIA director, John Brennan, or reportedly said privacy advocates enjoy undermined the ability of spies to monitor terrorists. He explained:Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com