Chief Judge Says Surveillance Court Can't Stop NSA from Violating Privacy Rules

[steven]

A new report from the Washington Post revealed the National Security Agency has violated privacy rules 'thousands of times' each year since 2008. In a follow up, chief judge Reggie Walton told the Post the FISA court isn't able to verify when the NSA oversteps its authority. Margaret Warner speaks with Carol Leonnig of the Post.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/gover...nsa_08-16.html

[WNYresident]

Journalist Glenn Greenwald's partner detained in London

(CNN) -- The partner of Glenn Greenwald, a reporter for The Guardian newspaper who broke the story about secret surveillance programs in the United States, was held at London's Heathrow Airport on Sunday.

The detention was reported by The Guardian, which said that David Miranda, 28, was held for nearly nine hours. He was reportedly passing through the airport on his way home to Brazil after leaving Berlin.

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