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FISA: How a Watergate-Era “Reform” Turned into a Mechanism of Massive State Surveillance
Manage episode 438234584 series 2663738
The flurry of post-Watergate “reforms” supposedly were passed to counteract government abuse of citizens. Not surprisingly, the FISA program, which was aimed at reducing internal government spying became the means of massive growth of the surveillance state.
Original article: FISA: How a Watergate-Era “Reform” Turned into a Mechanism of Massive State Surveillance
1387 episodes
Manage episode 438234584 series 2663738
The flurry of post-Watergate “reforms” supposedly were passed to counteract government abuse of citizens. Not surprisingly, the FISA program, which was aimed at reducing internal government spying became the means of massive growth of the surveillance state.
Original article: FISA: How a Watergate-Era “Reform” Turned into a Mechanism of Massive State Surveillance
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