NSA Surveillance in Europe - European Parliament Hearing on NSA Surveillance and EU Citizens C-Span

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Journalist Glenn Greenwald testifies before a European Parliamentary Committee about National Security Agency surveillance practices, civil liberties of European citizens, and privacy concerns.

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/316863-1

This is riveting with true concerns for all, reminding us all how the head of the FBI back in the day, J Edger Hoover had Scandalizing information on anyone they wanted and used it to control power. 1 hour, 3 minutes

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1. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, First Afternoon Hearing

http://c-spanvideo.org/program/BoardAfUS changes its mind, tells FISA Court it’s cool to publish metadata rulings

Late Friday, the Associated Press reported that the White House has now dropped its objections to the release of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court's (FISA Court, or FISC) opinion authorizing the bulk collection of phone metadata from American telecommunications companies.

Citing an as-yet unpublished filing with the court, the AP said that the Justice Department now has no objection to the court releasing redacted versions of its opinion, omitting classified data.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed suit in November (PDF) asking the FISC to publish its opinions regarding the collection program and Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act, under which the government claims authority to collect the data. Earlier this month, the Justice Department had filed a motion to deny the ACLU's request.

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/12/us-changes-its-mind-tells-fisa-court-its-cool-to-publish-metadata-rulings/