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GERMANY: NSA: NSA 'totalitarian,' ex-staffer tells German parliament

05 July 2014

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"A former NSA technical chief has told Germany's parliament that the US agency has become a "totalitarian" mass collector of data. German public broadcasters say the NSA targets individuals who use encryption services."

See the article: NSA 'totalitarian,' ex-staffer tells German parliament (DW, link)

And see: NSA Hacks TOR in Germany, Calls Users Extremists (Cryptome, link)

Also: A thumbs-up for NSA Internet spying on foreigners (Washngton Post, link) and see: Privacy and Civil Liber0es Oversight Board report (pdf)

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