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I guess it's known in very certain circles on what goes in the 'establishment' but to say that it is now socially acceptable? I doubt it. Actually, after the S
by wpdev_63 8y ago
I guess it's known in very certain circles on what goes in the 'establishment' but to say that it is now socially acceptable? I doubt it.
Actually, after the Snowden revelations, there was a big political uproar and they almost got enough votes to completely defund the NSA[0]. Unfortunately our constitutional lawyer in charge(obama) was able to defeat the bill.
While they are collecting everything on everyone pretty much(xkeyscore, prism, turbine etc), there's a good chance that things will change when people are aware of it. As we have the right to choose who leads us.
[0]: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2013/07/24/plan-to-defund-nsa-phone-collection-program-has-broad-support-sponsor-says/?utm_term=.d17b142b5efb https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2013/07...