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Live from d.c. doug? >> shep, google's ceo eric schmidt said back in 2009 quoting now if you have something that you don't anybody to know about maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place. all of the high tech companies named in the nsa leak have denied involvement in the nsa prism program. the similarity of their statements about that is remarkable. mark zuckerberg of facebook said here facebook is not and has never been part of any program to give the u.s. or any other government direct access to our servers. google's statement read and i'm quoting we have not joined any program that...

There's clearly indications the 702 program, the so-called prism program that you're aware of -- >> that's the internet program, but it's on foreign entities. >> it surveils foreigners and foreign entities, by the way that sweeps up americans as well. we could have the another conversation about that. but it's unclear to me we've developed any intelligence through the metadata program that's led to the disruption of plots that could have been attained through other means. it's hard for me to sit here without further declassification to make the case, but i'm not convinced the collection of thi...

But they are recruiting people every day over the internet into their cause. look at what happened to the boston terrorists -- >> terrorists you mean? >> yes. >> but this program, the prism program as they call it, looks for intelligence overseas via the internet wouldn't have caught tamerlan tsarnaev because it doesn't apply to people in the u.s. >> mr. alawahi was recruiting people through the internet and phone calls back and forth through the united states of america, but i don't claim to defend everything that the government is doing. but i am saying that the threat is growing, not dimini...

>> on the metadata program, the 205 program -- excuse me, candy, it's 215. a lot of numbers flying around. on 215 everything i know is that it's metadata being collected. on the so-called prism program, content is being intercepted and americans are being swept up in that program. and i've been calling for a clear policy there as well. but my focus this week has been on all the phone records that are being accumulated without americans knowledge. >> one of the things we went back and looked at was the fisa court that was set up to make sure that when the government wants to go specifically loo...

A lot of numbers flying around. on 215 everything i know is that it's metadata being collected. on the 702, so-called prism program, content is being intercepted and americans are being swept up in that program. and i've been calling for a clear policy there as well. but my focus this week has been on all the phone records that are being accumulated without americans knowledge. >> one of the things we went back and looked at was the fisa court that was set up to make sure that when the government wants to go specifically look at something that they have court approval for it. there were almost...