The NSA Whistleblower Who Guessed Exactly What Was Going On, Six Months Ago -- Quartz
Last December in an interview with Russia Today (video above), former NSA crypto-mathematician William Binney disclosed the extent to which he believed the US government was not only capable of, but actively engages in spying on internet data and web activity across the country. Binney said that the FBI has access to the emails of everyone in the US, holds a target list and monitors every email to and from those contained on the list.
If the interview was alarming in its suggestion then, it’s downright scary considering this evening’s report from the Washington Post and the Guardian that the US government has allegedly been mining data from eight of the world’s largest internet companies, including Google, Apple, Microsoft and others. (The report mentions nine companies; one of them, YouTube, is part of Google.)
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Update #1: NSA Spying: Whistleblowers Claim Vindication On Surveillance State Warnings -- Huffington Post
Update #2: NSA whistleblowers say agency casts wide net -- Wall Street Journal
My Comment: The above video was done months ago .... and I am in awe on how much he is on the money (it is a must see for those who are concerned with today's NSA revelations). I have been aware of William Binney for the past few years .... but I was always skeptical of his claims. After today's revelations .... I am definitely not.