Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130613:03:44:00
When the government wanted to know how to better keep an eye on information on the web, it went straight to silicon valley. more than a decade ago cia director michael hayden began enlisting the private sector to build the nsa's data ops. hayden knew at the time that the companies in silicon valley had the knowledge and skill required to make this happen. in an interview with the national journal, hayden is quoted as saying, "we made them part of the team because" -- and i'm quoting here, "why would we not turn the most powerful telecommunications and computing management struck on the planet ...