Bodies were still lying in the streets of Paris when CIA operatives began exploiting the resulting fear and anger to advance long-standing political agendas. They and their congressional allies instantly attempted to heap blame for the atrocity not on Islamic State but on several preexisting adversaries: Internet encryption, Silicon Valley’s privacy policies and Edward Snowden.
via Glenn Greenwald: Why the CIA is smearing Edward Snowden after the Paris attacks – LA Times.
In other words, the problem in this case was not a lack of data, but a failure to act on information authorities already had.
via Mass Surveillance Isn’t the Answer to Fighting Terrorism – The New York Times.
“I have asked for help. And I haven’t gotten any help,” Feinstein said Monday in an interview with MSNBC. “If you create a product that allows evil monsters to communicate in this way, to behead children, to strike innocents, whether it’s at a game in a stadium, in a small restaurant in Paris, take down an airliner, that’s a big problem.”
via Paris Attacks Renew Call for Access to Encrypted Messages – Bloomberg Business.
From: Exploiting Emotions About Paris to Blame Snowden, Distract from Actual Culprits Who Empowered ISIS
Any terrorist capable of tying his own shoe — let alone carrying out a significant attack — has known for decades that speaking on open telephone and internet lines was to be avoided due to U.S. surveillance. As one Twitter commentator put it yesterday when mocking this new It’s-Snowden’s-Fault game: “Dude, the drug dealers from the Wire knew not to use cell phones.”
“It is clear that DraftKings and FanDuel are the leaders of a massive, multibillion-dollar scheme intended to evade the law and fleece sports fans across the country,” Mr. Schneiderman said, adding, “Today we have sent a clear message: not in New York, and not on my watch.”
Valentin was arrested in March after Manchester police conducted a no-knock raid on his home while looking for evidence in a drug investigation of his tenant, Christopher Chapman.
Police arrested Chapman outside of Hillsborough County Superior Court prior to searching Valentin’s home, but they still conducted the raid anyway, “firing incendiary devices through the property’s windows, kicking in the doors, and entering the property SWAT-style with semi-automatic weapons—damaging property, terrifying the two women who were still in the house, and creating an unjustifiable risk of accidental death or injury,” according to the lawsuit.
via New Hampshire Man Beats Wiretapping Charges After Recording Cops Who Raided His Home – PINAC.
