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> the specific feeling that the agency is not a force for good. There are a mixture of feelings about the agency. The same can be said of the CIA and FBI. And
by wybiral 9y ago
> the specific feeling that the agency is not a force for good.
There are a mixture of feelings about the agency. The same can be said of the CIA and FBI. And this is nothing new.
- draw_down 9y agoI don’t think you can say there is “nothing new” in how the NSA is perceived. Both externally, and internally as well, if the reportage in the story is correct.
- acdha 9y agoNot new but accentuated: I think a lot of people used to know there was some gray area but thought we were generally on the right side (not unlike the U.S. attitude about torture until the Bush-era reversal), before the pattern of relentless disregard for the law and American interests really went public. A lot more people are comfortable with, say, targeted foreign attacks than broad domestic dragnets or attacking American companies or standards.
- wybiral 9y ago> relentless disregard for the law and American interests really went public Are you talking about metadata collection?