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The media told me that recent historic legislation ended mass surveillance, so I can't imagine there's anything to worry about. Sections 214 and 217 of the Pat
by logn 11y ago
The media told me that recent historic legislation ended mass surveillance, so I can't imagine there's anything to worry about.
Sections 214 and 217 of the Patriot Act arguably authorize this surveillance. Or maybe FISA 702. But journalists have zero imagination or critical thinking skills and need powerpoint slides directly illustrating things. And they'll immediately forget even what the slides show when Congress promises that a new bill outlaws that.
- higherpurpose 11y agoIronically, the NYT is probably the most guilty of putting this "message" out there that the NSA surveillance was "sharply limited" with the passing of the USA Freedom Act. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/03/us/politics/senate-surveillance-bill-passes-hurdle-but-showdown-looms.html http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/03/us/politics/senate-surveil...
- swalsh 11y agoThere are some people[1] who believe that the NYT will print (or more specifically not print) nearly anything that comes from a top official in the Whitehouse as a way to maintain access. [1] http://www.salon.com/writer/patrick_l_smith/ http://www.salon.com/writer/patrick_l_smith/
- dmoy 11y agoAgreed, and it is not just one person pointing this out: http://www.utne.com/media/us-officials-say.aspx http://www.utne.com/media/us-officials-say.aspx Lot of journalists have been pointing this out about NYT for a long time. (This is not to say NYT only trumpets what us officials say, just maybe, they don't always provide enough context an skepticism.) Also worth noting that NYT is hardly the only place that does this.
- jeff_marshall 11y agoIt's worse than just publishing what the administration wants. They've also demonstrated that they're willing to kill pieces that the administration wants killed (at least until they realize their reporters are just going to write a book with the story anyway...). In a recent Frontline episode[1], they do a good job of speaking to some primary sources about an interesting specific instance of story killing related to domestic surveillance, and how that fed into Edward Snowden's decision regarding publication venue for his whistle-blowing leaks. In my eyes, they've fallen a long way since the days of the pentagon papers. [1] United States secrets, part one.