The head of U.S. intelligence has admitted to secretly mining the systems of the biggest technology companies to spy on millions of Internet users.So, why did he say THIS months ago when asked about the very same thing Director of National Intelligence James Clapper misled lawmakers when he told a Senate committee hearing three months ago the National Security Agency does not “wittingly” collect data on millions of Americans.On March 12, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., asked Clapper at a hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee: “Does the NSA collect any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of Americans?” Clapper responded: “No, sir.” Wyden continued by asking, “It does not?” Clapper stated: “Not wittingly. There are cases where they could, inadvertently perhaps, collect –but not wittingly.”Asked about those remarks today, Clapper told the National Journal, “What I said was, the NSA does not voyeuristically pore through U.S. citizens’ emails. I stand by that.” However, Clapper’s testimony to Wyden did not refer to emails. Clapper was asked a general questions about “any type of data” collection. The intelligence chief did not say anything about emails in his reply.Read more at wnd/2013/06/intel-chief-misled-congress-on-nsa-snooping/#GqmTsdkqCsbPczyv.99
Posted on: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:23:20 +0000
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