Wednesday, December 18, 2013

They're About Power

From Edward Snowden's open letter: "These programs [the U.S. government/corporation's indiscriminate worldwide surveillance] were never about terrorism: They're about economic spying, social control, and diplomatic manipulation. They're about power."

"Edward Snowden's 'open letter to the Brazilian people' - in full", from The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/17/edward-snowden-letter-brazilian-people
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"Tech firms urge Obama to 'move aggressively' on NSA reform - Live" by Paul Owen and Tom McCarthy, The Guardian

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/17/snowden-brazil-us-spying-asylum-nsa-live

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