Consider this topic from NPR:
FISA fight: House Republican leaders were unable to unite their razor-thin majority to pass an extension of a controversial surveillance program, instead settling for a short-term stopgap extension through the end of this month. The government says the program — authorized by Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA 702 — is a key asset in international counterterrorism and the fight against trafficking. But a number of lawmakers in both parties are concerned that FISA 702 allows for the few year reading Dan Brown’s 1998 novel “Digital Fortress.”
And this headline from the Daily Called:
Consider these excerpts:
From page 206:
“Over the past few years, our work at NSA has gotten harder and harder.
“We’ve faced enemies I never imaged would challenge us.
“I’m talking about ourlwncitizens.
“The lawyers, the civil right fanatics, the EFT–they’ve all played a part, but it’s more than that.
“It’s the people.
“They’ve lost faith
“They’ve become paranoid.
“They suddenly see us as the enemy.
“People like you and me, people who truly have the nation’s best interests at heart, we find outselves having to fight for our right to serve our country
“We’re no longer peacekeepers.
“We’re eavesdroppers, peeping Toms, violators of people’s rights…
“I truly believe it’s up to us save them from their own ignorance”
From page 299:
“You know damn well what that implies–total NSA access!
“You think we’re ready for that responsibility?
“You think anyone is?
“It’s fucking shortsighted!
“You say the government has our best interests at heart?
“Great!
“But what happens when some future government doesn’t have our best interests at heart?
“This technology is forever!”
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Sound familiar?
