Since 2007, the NSA has been under court orders to preserve data about certain of its surveillance efforts that came under legal attack following disclosures that President George W. Bush ordered warrantless wiretapping of international communications after the 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. In addition, the agency has made a series of representations in court over the years about how it is complying with its duties.
However, the NSA told U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey White in a filing on Thursday night and another little-noticed submission last year that the agency did not preserve the content of internet communications intercepted between 2001 and 2007 under the program Bush ordered. To make matters worse, backup tapes that might have mitigated the failure were erased in 2009, 2011 and 2016, the NSA said.
“The NSA sincerely regrets its failure to prevent the deletion of this data,” NSA’s deputy director of capabilities, identified publicly as “Elizabeth B.,” wrote in a declaration filed in October. “NSA senior management is fully aware of this failure, and the Agency is committed to taking swift action to respond to the loss of this data.”
In the update Thursday, another NSA official said the data were deleted during a broad, housecleaning effort aimed at making space for incoming information.
An nescis, mi fili, quantilla prudentia mundus regatur? - Axel Oxenstierna
Nie lügen die Menschen so viel wie nach einer Jagd, während eines Krieges oder vor Wahlen. - Otto von Bismarck
hey, it's like we created this all-powerful, unaccountable surveillance machine, and now it's not listening to our demands for transparency. How very shocking.
Russia, if you are listening, please release the NSA surveillance data. I think the media here would reward you mightily.
“I've got a phone that allows me to convene Americans from every walk of life, nonprofits, businesses, the private sector, universities to try to bring more and more Americans together around what I think is a unifying theme..." - Obama
A recent review of FISA warrants over the last decade showed in approx. 85% of the Government overstepped even the loose rules of FISA investigations.
The SOP seems to be in government if you get caught destroy the evidence. 45 years ago America freaked out over 18 and half minutes of audio tape. ....................... now, crickets.
C-Mag wrote:A recent review of FISA warrants over the last decade showed in approx. 85% of the Government overstepped even the loose rules of FISA investigations.
The SOP seems to be in government if you get caught destroy the evidence. 45 years ago America freaked out over 18 and half minutes of audio tape. ....................... now, crickets.
C-Mag wrote:Speaking of Binney........ this stuff is peak Carlin...... I'd love to hear him talk about this again. It's one of his Foundation issues
I’ll save you the time.
DC: I warned ya! I warned ya! How’s many times did I say the powers granted the president after 9/11 would be abused (an idea that was far from fringe at the time, but whatevs)? And now we have nuclear Hitler running the show and an unaccountable NSA losing evidence. How am I supposed to get my one episode of HH out before 2031 with all of this going on?
If only Trump were nuclear Hitler. I bet you wouldn't see millions of people from the world's shit holes scrambling to exploit open borders to illegally migrate to a nation run by Nuclear Hitler.
