Nastassja Lopez

Data Security

October 29, 2013

The National Security Agency tapped on 35 world leaders. Do you know how much of an infraction that is on a person's privacy? The fact that the NSA is actually used to spy on civilians makes the United States looks more like "Big Brother" rather than the "Land of the free." On this article attached, the program was reviewed by the Obama administration which made it the first time that the White House was acutely aware of this specific spying program. One officer even said that the decisions made on behalf of the NSA do not require the president's approval (that protocol is now under review according to the article.) A memo leaked my Edward Snowden, commonly known as the whistleblower, found that one government official had provided the agency with 200 phone numbers for 35 leaders. Last but not least, the article mentions that the eavesdropping on world leaders has "stopped" but it still has not been completely cut off for most.