Executive Order 12333
2014-09-30 16:05:12.039786+00 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
ACLU: New Documents Shed Light on One of the NSA's Most Powerful Tools:
The documents make it clearer than ever that the government's vast surveillance apparatus is collecting information — including from Americans — about much more than just terrorist threats. The government generally defends its sweeping surveillance authorities by pointing to the threat of terrorism. But the truth is that its surveillance powers bear little relationship to that narrow goal. They reach far more broadly, allowing the government to monitor any international communication that contains "foreign intelligence information." That phrase is defined so nebulously that it could be read to encompass virtually every communication with one end outside the United States.
Thank you, Ronald Reagan, signer of Executive Order 12333. Sigh.