The Dark Presidency: Obama: Congress Knew About, Authorized NSA Surveillance
President addresses controversy over government eavesdropping
Verizon Treason: US Government Seizes Millions of Call Records at FBI's Request
Millions of Americans are reportedly having their phone records seized without their knowledge. The U.S. National Security Agency has allegedly secretly forced Verizon, one of the nation's biggest phone companies, to hand over all its call data. RT's Tom Barton reports.
NSA Spying: Sweeping US Data-mining Program Revealed
US intelligence confirms it is collecting the private messages of internet users but defends the move, claiming the mass surveillance was targeting only "non-US persons" outside the country. Earlier British and American papers reported that the US was tapping directly into the servers of leading American internet companies, getting access to personal e-mails, photos and documents. A leaked court order has become the first hard evidence of Washington's sweeping data collection program. RT's Anastasia Churkina reports. ¶ Eugene Puryear, an activist for the civil rights organization Answer Coalition, joins after to give his perspective on the issue.
Friday, January 18, 2013
US Programmer Outsourced Own Job to China, Spent Workdays on Reddit and Facebook