Thread: NSA Leak Edward Snowden: I mistakenly believed in Obama’s promises

June 9, 2013 | 4:37 pm
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Charlie Spiering

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1. VIDEO – NSA whistleblower comes forward: Edward Snowden

Edward Snowden, the self-revealed whistle-blower at the National Security Agency, explains that part of the reason he decided to come forward was because President Obama did not roll back the surveillance measures put into place by the Bush Administration.


“A lot of people in 2008 voted for Obama. I did not vote for him. I voted for a third party,” Snowden said in an interview with the Guardian. “But I believed in Obama’s promises. I was going to disclose it [but waited because of his election]. He continued with the policies of his predecessor.”


Snowden acknowledged that he watched Obama struggle as he attempted to justify the surveillance programs during his press conference on Friday.


“My immediate reaction was he was having difficulty in defending it himself,” Snowden said about Obama. “He was trying to defend the unjustifiable and he knew it.”


Snowden referred to a “grassroots movement” planning to take to the streets on July 4 in defense of the Fourth Amendment. The movement is called “Restore The Fourth Amendment,” and grew out of the Reddit community.
“I have been surprised and pleased to see the public has reacted so strongly in defence of these rights that are being suppressed in the name of security,” Snowden said in the interview.


http://washingtonexaminer.com/edward...rticle/2531439

If they have to stop spying what can we do with this nice new air conditioned building out in the middle of no where? Inside America's $1.9 BILLION data mine in this vast NSA nerve center in Utah Valley

http://www.alipac.us/f9/glenn-beck-n...-state-280533/

Their useing the "National Security Excuse" which gives them broad scope and latitude to do just about anything they want, that in itself is a National Security threat against the American people. We Need A New Church Committee to audit exactly what the NSA as well as the CIA, FBI, Homeland Security are looking at, especailly after the IRS targeted Conservative groups without probable cause.

Snowden never finished high school . . . also dropped out of community college

Donated to Ron Paul. Zeke Miller of Time reported that Snowden made two $250 donations to the libertarian presidential candidate’s 2012 campaign. Snowden told The Guardian he voted for a third party in 2008 rather than President Barack Obama.
http://www.alipac.us/f9/edward-snowden-no-high-school-diploma-but-security-clearance-280616/

New Xbox by NSA partner Microsoft will watch you 24/7

06/07/2013
William Green



Possible privacy violations by Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox One have come under new scrutiny since it was revealed Thursday that the tech giant was a crucial partner in an expansive Internet surveillance program conducted by the National Security Agency and involving Silicon Valley’s biggest players.

One of the console’s key features is the full integration of the Kinect, a motion sensing camera that allows users to play games, scroll through menus, and generally operate the Xbox just using hand gestures. Microsoft has touted the camera as the hallmark of a new era of interactivity in gaming.

What Microsoft has not promoted, however, is the fact that you will not be able to power on the console without first enabling the Kinect, designed to detect both heartbeats and eye movement. and positioning yourself in front of it.

Disturbingly, a recently published Microsoft patent reveals the Kinect has the capability to determine exactly when users are viewing ads broadcast by the Xbox through its eye movement tracking. Consistent ad viewers would be granted rewards, according to the patent.

Perhaps the feature most worryisome to privacy advocates is the requirement that the Xbox connect to the Internet at least once every 24 hours. Many critics have asserted that Microsoft will follow the lead of other Silicon Valley companies and use their console to gather data about its users, particularly through the Kinect, and collect it through the online connection users can’t avoid.

Microsoft has promised that customers will be able to “pause” the camera’s function, but have put off questions on the precise specifics of their privacy policies.


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