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It is actually a big deal. Assuming the surveillance took place in New York, this constitutes warrantless domestic surveillance, something which is explicitly f
by trevelyan 13y ago
It is actually a big deal. Assuming the surveillance took place in New York, this constitutes warrantless domestic surveillance, something which is explicitly forbidden by law and has been repeatedly denied by authorities.
- twoodfin 13y agoNo, the NSA can intercept communication between "non-U.S. persons" at either end.
- gyepi 13y agoAccording to the articles I've seen, spying on the UN is prohibited by international law.
- betterunix 13y agoWhen did the US start to care about international law? We tend to use it as an excuse for military action abroad, but we routinely ignore international law, treaties, agreements, etc. when it suits us.
- trevelyan 13y agoNon-citizens in the United States have the same protection from warrantless search and wiretapping as US citizens. The NSA is forbidden by law from intercepting domestic-domestic communications. EDIT: looks like I'm wrong. The headquarters are technically international territory.