Edward Snowden: NSA Spies More on Americans Than Russians

[Jesus Malverde]

Edward Snowden told a crowd of fans Wednesday that the government's surveillance programs collect more data on Americans than any other country.

"Does the NSA know more about Americans in America than Russians in Russia?" Snowden said, appearing by live video during an awards ceremony in Washington. "We watch our own people more closely than anyone else in the world."

Snowden also took several shots at the National Security Agency and its top officials, and criticized the agency for wearing two contradictory hats of protecting U.S. data and exploiting security flaws to gather intelligence on foreign threats.

"U.S. government policy directed by the NSA ... is now making a choice, a binary choice, between security of our communications and the vulnerability of our communications," Snowden said, suggesting the government was biased toward the latter activity.

Read More: http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/edward-snowden-nsa-spies-more-on-americans-than-russians-20140430

[Scuba]

1. That's 'cause we're more of a threat to the Powers That Be than the Ruskies.

[Baitball Blogger]

2. I believe that.

[ronnie624]

3. Of course.

The power system in the US isn't threatened in the least by terrorists or Russia. It would, however, be threatened by a popular reformist movement by US citizens, and that is what the NSA mostly seeks to prevent, not necessarily terrorist attacks.

[sabrina 1]

4. The American people are the 'enemy' to these corrupt, criminal cartels who have stolen

this democracy.

[rhett o rick]

10. Yes, and thanks for your post. nm

[woo me with science]

12. ^^^^^^This is the correct answer.^^^^^^

[Recursion]

5. Foreign surveillance isn't the NSA's job; that's Snowden's former employer the CIA

The NSA's job is securing America's communications systems.

[Maedhros]

8. Domestic surveillance isn't their job either - that's for the FBI. [n/t]

[Recursion]

9. Agreed

I'm just always interested in how Snowden never, ever, ever mentions the CIA, the agency he actually was an agent for...

[joshcryer]

11. And could still be.

[jtuck004]

6. "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer." I forget the first time I heard that. n/t

[Rex]

7. Lemme guess, he went to work for Boozenski Alexandria & Kremlin?

Everybody country has one! That one drunk uncle company that cannot keep track of his associates and gets huge government contracts (from Papa Bear) for making bad decisions?

[Jesus Malverde]

13. How can I eat this word salad?

Would you suggest a vinaigrette or thousand island?

[Rex]

15. Thousand island.

[Jesus Malverde]

16. Lol yummy!

[kelliekat44]

14. What does Snowden mean by "Americans?" Citizens, people who live here and not citizens, undocumente

immigrants from all countries,????what is meant by "Americans?"

[randome]

17. Never any evidence, just "take my word for it."

When someone is clearly trying to sell you something, the smart thing to do is show him the door.
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