Ryan Grim
Huffington Post
August 12, 2013
WASHINGTON – Former National Security Agency chief Gen. Michael Hayden hinted Sunday at how the NSA’s eavesdropping and data collection program is likely to evolve over time. Critics of the project have warned that by building the capacity to track the electronic communications of all American citizens, the government will inevitably be tempted to employ every tool it has at its disposal and scuttle whatever constitutional safeguards stand in the way. Not to do so eventually would in fact be more surprising, goes the argument.
In an appearance on CBS’ “Face The Nation,” Hayden – also the former head of the CIA – unintentionally opened a window into just how that evolution will likely unfold.
This article was posted: Monday, August 12, 2013 at 6:14 am
Tags: constitution, domestic news, domestic spying, government corruption, police state
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