Rest Easy: The NSA Doesn't Spy Domestically!

[vgeek]

Asked about the NSA surveillance program, Obama said that America does not “have a domestic spying program,” but intelligence gathering is “a critical component” for a counter-terrorism program.

‘What we do have are some mechanisms where we can track a phone number or an email address that we know is connected to some sort of terrorist threat and, you know, that information is useful,” Obama said. “But, you know, what I’ve said before, you know, and I want to make sure I repeat and that is we should be skeptical about the potential encroachments on privacy. None of the revelations show that the government has actually abused these powers, but they are pretty significant powers.”


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[mattseh]

HE WOULD NEVR LIE

 

[knownerror]

Osomba

 

[Unarmed Gunman]

Anybody that believes that should shoot themselves in the face with a fucking shotgun.

 

[Jizzlobber]

‘What we do have are some mechanisms where we can track a phone number or an email address”

NSA = Google

 

[Moxie]

"fuck u democrats" is an interesting tag choice


House vote to limit NSA data collection

Democrats = 111 YES, 83 NO
Republicans = 94 YES, 134 NO


Extend provisions of Patriot Act

Democrats = 67 YES, 122 NO
Republicans = 210 YES, 26 NO

 

[-joe-]

Asked about the NSA surveillance program, Obama said that America does not “have a domestic spying program,” but intelligence gathering is “a critical component” for a counter-terrorism program.

‘What we do have are some mechanisms where we can track a phone number or an email address that we know is connected to some sort of terrorist threat and, you know, that information is useful,” Obama said. “But, you know, what I’ve said before, you know, and I want to make sure I repeat and that is we should be skeptical about the potential encroachments on privacy. None of the revelations show that the government has actually abused these powers, but they are pretty significant powers.”


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So, it's not a domestic spying operation if it uses the internet, because then it's global - and they only spy on domestic people who they've established via big data have said a trigger word from their extensive list. Seeing as that includes pretty much everyone, by that logic he's telling the truth.