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To: combjelly who wrote (720220)	6/9/2013 1:22:56 PM
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Obama Administration Declassifies Details On “PRISM,” Blasts “Reckless” Media And Leakers Facing a firestorm from liberals and conservatives over controversial counterterrorism surveillance programs, the Obama administration moved Saturday to declassify some details about a program to monitor foreign Internet traffic. Following near-simultaneous reports from the Guardian and the WashingtonPost this week, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said that contrary to press reports, “PRISM is not an undisclosed collection or data mining program.” He maintained that the government computer system is authorized by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and is overseen by all three branches of the federal government. He said that the program does not target US citizens or anyone known to be in the United States, and pushed back on reports that the government has continuous access to Internet companies’ systems. “Service providers supply information to the Government when they are lawfully required to do so,” he said. (MORE: PRISM of Interest: How TV Drama Anticipated the Data-Mining News) The disclosure followed on a release Thursday of details about the National Security Agency’s collection of telephone “metadata” of all calls made in the United States. In both instances, Clapper fiercely defended the programs, in the case of the Internet surveillance saying the program has “proven vital to keeping the nation and our allies safe.” “It continues to be one of our most important tools for the protection of the nation’s security,” he added. Clapper also lashed out at both the Guardian and the Washington Post, calling the disclosure of classified information “reckless.” “There are significant misimpressions that have resulted from the recent articles,” he added. “Not all the inaccuracies can be corrected without further revealing classified information. I have, however, declassified for release the attached details about the recent unauthorized disclosures in hope that it will help dispel some of the myths and add necessary context to what has been published.” (MORE: PRISM by the Numbers: A Guide to the Government’s Secret Internet Data-Mining Program) The Director of National Intelligence’s fact sheet on the Internet surveillance:

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