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James Bamford on Public Surveillance

James Bamford talked about the history of government public surveillance programs, and recent revelations acknowledging the existence of on-… read more

James Bamford talked about the history of government public surveillance programs, and recent revelations acknowledging the existence of on-going Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA)-authorized, top-secret public surveillance programs. These included an order that Verizon turn over records of all phone calls originating and terminating between the U.S. and abroad to the National Security Agency; and the “PRISM” program, which allowed the NSA to monitor the Internet usage of foreign nationals overseas who use any of nine U.S.-based internet providers such as Microsoft and Google. close

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James Bamford on Public Surveillance

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Program ID:
313264-3
Category:
Call-In
Format:
Call-In
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Jun 09, 2013 | 7:37am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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  • Jun 09, 2013 | 7:30am EDT | C-SPAN RADIO
  • Jun 09, 2013 | 7:37am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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