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Room. the reality is that much of the surveillance state has been outsourced to companies, and it's become a profit center for them. and so, many of what were traditionally government functions only have now -- are now being done by contractors in some of the most sensitive positions. >> well, listen, this has been a fascinating debate. we've got to leave it there. we could talk all night about it because i'm still raveling through it, i think like most people watching are now, too. both sides have good arguments and we just need some transparency, which now we appear to be getting. to thomas ...

-free is good. -free is very good. [ male announcer ] now get 50% off brake pads and shoes at meineke. back with me now are three people who are whistleblowers themselves, thomas drake, bill binney and jocelyn braddock. thomas drake, all ten charges against you, i believe, were dropped in the end, which sets an interesting precedent, what may or may not happen to edward snowden. i suppose the key question i keep coming back to is this, is if you listen to edward snowden, he keeps saying that he had virtually unlimited powers to wiretap, to read e-mails and so on. that has been categorically ...

>> yes, they can. one of the elephants in the room. the reality is that much of the surveillance state has been outsourced to companies, and it's become a profit center for them. and so, many of what were traditionally government functions only have now -- are now being done by contractors in some of the most sensitive positions. >> well, listen, this has been a fascinating debate. we've got to leave it there. we could talk all night about it because i'm still raveling through it, i think like most people watching are now, too. both sides have good arguments and we just need some transparency,...

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Government. what is the truth? i mean, is he just a collection of meta data, like they claim, or can the people at the sharp end, and there are 1.4 million americans currently working intelligence in some way who have that kind of access -- can they read e-mails, listen to phone calls, et cetera? >> yes, they can. one of the elephants in the room. the reality is that much of the surveillance state has been outsourced to companies, and it's become a profit center for them. and so, many of what were traditionally government functions only have now -- are now being done by contractors in some of ...