NSA Whistleblower: Government Collecting Everything You Do (2019)

Abby Martin interviews former Technical Director of the National Security Agency, Bill Binney, who blew the whistle on warrantless spying years before Edward Snowden released the evidence. They discuss the US empire’s mass surveillance program and dangers of the Intelligence Industrial Complex.

Today, the mass surveillance of all Americans by the US government and its corporate partners is a totally normalized reality. Despite its widespread acceptance, it is an outrageous, blatant violation of our constitutional rights.
Empire Files: https://mediaroots.org/empire-files-nsa-whistleblower-government-collecting-everything-you-do/

It’s difficult to ascertain how the “chilling effect” of dragnet spying has changed society in the post 9/11 world.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/04/27/new-study-snowdens-disclosures-about-nsa-spying-had-a-scary-effect-on-free-speech/