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Atleast80%ofallaudiocalls,notjust
metadata,arerecordedandstoredintheUS,
sayswhistleblowerWilliamBinneythat'sa
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William Binney testifies before a German inquiry into surveillance.
Photograph: Getty Images
WilliamBinneyisoneofthehighestlevel
whistleblowerstoeveremergefromtheNSA.Hewas
aleadingcodebreakeragainsttheSovietUnion
duringtheColdWarbutresignedsoonafter
September11,disgustedbyWashingtonsmove
towardsmasssurveillance.
On5JulyhespokeataconferenceinLondon
organisedbytheCentreforInvestigativeJournalism
andrevealedtheextentofthesurveillanceprograms
unleashedbytheBushandObamaadministrations.
Atleast80%offibreopticcablesgloballygoviathe
US,Binneysaid.Thisisnoaccidentandallowsthe
UStoviewallcommunicationcomingin.Atleast80%
ofallaudiocalls,notjustmetadata,arerecordedand
storedintheUS.TheNSAliesaboutwhatitstores.
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SnowdencriticisesUK
surveillanceplans
NSA whistleblower
questions need for
emergency
legislation
TheNSAwillsoonbeabletocollect966exabytesa
year,thetotalofinternettrafficannually.Former
GoogleheadEricSchmidtoncearguedthatthe
entireamountofknowledgefromthebeginningof
humankinduntil2003amounttoonlyfiveexabytes.
Binney,whofeaturedina2012shortfilmbyOscar
nominatedUSfilmmakerLauraPoitras,describeda
futurewheresurveillanceisubiquitousand
governmentintrusionunlimited.
TheultimategoaloftheNSAistotalpopulation
control,Binneysaid,butImalittleoptimisticwith
somerecentSupremeCourtdecisions,suchaslaw
enforcementmostlynowneedingawarrantbefore
searchingasmartphone.
HepraisedtherevelationsandbraveryofformerNSA
contractorEdwardSnowdenandtoldmethathehad
indirectcontactwithanumberofotherNSA
employeeswhofeltdisgustedwiththeagencyswork.
Theyrekeentospeakoutbutfearretributionand
exile,notunlikeSnowdenhimself,whoislikelyto
remainthereforsometime.
UnlikeSnowden,Binneydidnttakeanydocuments
withhimwhenhelefttheNSA.Henowsaysthathard
evidenceofillegalspyingwouldhavebeen
invaluable.ThelatestSnowdenleaks,featuredinthe
WashingtonPost,detailprivateconversationsof
averageAmericanswithnoconnectiontoextremism.
ItshowsthattheNSAisnotjustpursuingterrorism,
asitclaims,butordinarycitizensgoingabouttheir
dailycommunications.TheNSAismasscollecting
oneveryone,Binneysaid,anditssaidtobeabout
terrorismbutinsidetheUSithasstoppedzero
attacks.
ThelackofofficialoversightisoneofBinneyskey
concerns,particularlyofthesecretForeign
IntelligenceSurveillanceCourt(Fisa),whichisheld
outbyNSAdefendersasasignofthesurveillance
scheme'sconstitutionality.
TheFisacourthasonlythegovernmentspointof
view,heargued.Therearenootherviewsforthe
judgestoconsider.Therehavebeenatleast1520
trillionconstitutionalviolationsforUSdomestic
audiencesandyoucandoublethatglobally.
AFisacourtin2010allowedtheNSAtospyon193
countriesaroundtheworld,plustheWorldBank,
thoughtheresevidencethateventhenationstheUS
passBritish
surveillancelaw
isextraordinary
video
DavidCameron
makes
concessionsto
rushthrough
snoopinglaw
Surveillancelaw
winscrossparty
supportbutcritics
claimstitchup
NSAchiefknew
ofSnowdenfile
destructionby
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Forcingthrough
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lawsisafurther
erosionofpolitical
trust
Thesecretdealto
makelawabill
thatisinbreachof
ourhumanrights
takesparliamenta
stepfurtheraway
fromthepeople
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Areallifepolitical
thrillertellingthestory
isntsupposedtomonitorFiveEyesalliesBritain,
Canada,AustraliaandNewZealandarentimmune
frombeingspiedon.Itswhyencryptionistodayso
essentialtotransmitinformationsafely.
BinneyrecentlytoldtheGermanNSAinquiry
committeethathisformeremployerhadatotalitarian
mentalitythatwasthe"greatestthreat"toUSsociety
sincethatcountrysUSCivilWarinthe19thcentury.
Despitethisremarkablepower,Binneystillmocked
theNSAsfailures,includingmissingthisyears
RussianinterventioninUkraineandtheIslamic
StatestakeoverofIraq.
Theeraofmasssurveillancehasgonefromthe
fringesofpublicdebatetothemainstream,whereit
belongs.ThePewResearchCentrereleasedareport
thismonth,DigitalLifein2025,thatpredicted
worseningstatecontrolandcensorship,reduced
publictrust,andincreasedcommercialisationofevery
aspectofwebculture.
Itsnotjustinternetexpertswarningaboutthe
internetscolonisationbystateandcorporatepower.
OneofEuropesleadingwebcreators,LenaThiele,
presentedherstunningseriesNetwarsinLondonon
thethreatofcyberwarfare.Sheshowedhoweasyit
isforgovernmentsandcorporationstocaptureour
personalinformationwithoutusevenrealising.
ThielesaidthattheUSbudgetforcybersecuritywas
US$67billionin2013andwilldoubleby2016.Much
ofthismoneyiswastedanddoesn'tprotectonline
infrastructure.Thisfactdoesntworrythe
multinationalsmakingakillingfromthegross
exaggerationoffearthatpermeatesthepublic
domain.
Wikileaksunderstandsthisrealitybetterthanmost.
FounderJulianAssangeandinvestigativeeditor
SarahHarrisonbothremaininlegallimbo.Ispent
timewithAssangeinhiscurrenthomeatthe
EcuadorianembassyinLondonlastweek,wherehe
continuestowork,releaseleaks,andfightvarious
legalbattles.Hehopestoresolvehispredicament
soon.
AttheCentreforInvestigativeJournalismconference,
Harrisonstressedtheimportanceofjournalistswho
workwithtechnologiststobestreporttheNSA
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Appelbaum.
AcoreWikileaksbelief,shestressed,isreleasingall
documentsintheirentirety,somethingthegroup
criticisedthenewssiteTheInterceptfornotdoingon
arecentstory.Thefullarchiveshouldalwaysbe
published,Harrisonsaid.
With8mdocumentsonitswebsiteafteryearsof
leaking,theimportanceofpublishingandmaintaining
sourcedocumentsforthemedia,generalpublicand
courtcasescantbeunderestimated.Isee
Wikileaksasalibrary,Assangesaid.Werethe
librarianswhocantsayno.
WithevidencethattherecouldbeasecondNSA
leaker,thetimeformoreaggressivereportingisnow.
AsBinneysaid:Icallpeoplewhoarecoveringup
NSAcrimestraitors.
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