US surveillance has gone too far, John Kerry admits

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

US surveillance has gone too far, John Kerry admits

Kerry says certain practices occurred 'on autopilot' and vows to
meet allies to repair damage caused by NSA spying revelations

Dan Roberts and Spencer Ackerman in Washington and Paul Lewis in Baltimore
theguardian.com, Friday 1 November 2013 09.54 GMT

John Kerry, the US secretary of state, conceded on Thursday that some of the country's surveillance activities had gone too far, saying that certain practices had occurred "on autopilot" without the knowledge of senior officials in the Obama administration.

In the most stark comments yet by a senior administration official, Kerry promised that a previously announced review of surveillance practices would be thorough and that some activities would end altogether.

"The president and I have learned of some things that have been happening in many ways on an automatic pilot, because the technology is there and the ability is there," he told a conference in London via video link.

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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/31/john-kerry-some-surveillance-gone-too-far

[sharp_stick]

1. The NSA really needs more

oversight. For years they've been given a free rein to use technology to do what they do and like computer geeks everywhere when there's no restriction there's no limit.

[AnotherMcIntosh]

2. More hot air. Not one NSA employee will be fired or disciplined in any way.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

3. Great. So when do the firings and

resignations begin?