A lot more people will now have access to the NSA’s raw surveillance data
January 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Obama administration has greatly expanded the NSA’s power to share raw intelligence within the US government, as reported by The New York Times. The new rules were signed by the attorney general on January 3rd, putting them into effect less than three weeks before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.
The NSA collects vast quantities of data, including phone calls, emails, and satellite transmissions, but that data is typically only seen by NSA analysts, and only circulated outside the agency if a particular set of signals is found to be noteworthy. The new rules allow raw data collected under Executive Order 12333 to be shared with any of the 16 US Intelligence agencies, including the FBI, CIA, and Department of Homeland…
