"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
“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)