Monday, 13 January 2014

NSA surveillance does little to prevent terrorism, says think-tank report

NSA surveillance does little to prevent terrorism, says think-tank report
Jan 13th 2014, 14:45, by Russell Brandom

Is NSA surveillance really necessary to defend against terrorist attacks? It's been a common claim by the agency's defenders as the programs come under scrutiny, but a report released today by the New America Foundation casts doubt on that logic. The report examines how NSA surveillance functioned in 225 counterterrorism cases since 9/11 and concludes that the agency wasn't as crucial as it would have you believe.
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