Bulk Metadata Programs News Today

In a speech this morning, the president outlined the steps he planned to take to reform the nsas approach to intelligence gathering. he struck a very careful balance today, stressing the need for surveillance, while recognizing the privacy concerns of citizens. here is om of the reforms the president laid out. the establishment of a panel of privacy advocates who will be permitted to argue before the fisa court on certain cases. in other words, to make a case against the intelligence community i...

Detective. you ask them to follow is somebody and sur veil them, what you get is where he went, how long he talked, what he read, what he purchased. these bulk metadata programs involve putting everybody under surveillance. they are extraordinarily powerful. thats why they are so dangerous. >> how do you know what to decide to throw away because you dont know what you need until you need it at a particular moment. right? >> this is why we have law. law says that if youre an innocent person, your...