Ever since stories about the National Security
Agency's (NSA) spying began pouring out last year, courtesy of
Edward Snowden's release of classified information about the
secretive intelligence agency, speculation has been rife about the
extent of domestic surveillance, the legal parameters within which
the NSA operates, and the degree to which it respects those
parameters. Newly released documents suggest that limits on the
NSA's authority to intercept communications are few, and the
executive branch's interpretation of the NSA's jurisdiction doesn't
limit surveillance to the far side of the nation's borders.
Specifically, the NSA is authorized to spy on 193 named countries, as well as a host of non-state organizations. And, it may be redirecting domestic communications outside the United States in order to "legalize" access to the data.
According to Ellen Nakashima and Barton Gellman of the Washington Post:
http://reason.com/24-7/2014/07/01/nsa-allowed-to-spy-on-pretty-much-anyone
Specifically, the NSA is authorized to spy on 193 named countries, as well as a host of non-state organizations. And, it may be redirecting domestic communications outside the United States in order to "legalize" access to the data.
According to Ellen Nakashima and Barton Gellman of the Washington Post:
http://reason.com/24-7/2014/07/01/nsa-allowed-to-spy-on-pretty-much-anyone
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