> this is what NSA is supposed to be doing
I don't think anyone knows what the purpose of the NSA is. To have more secrets than everyone else?
I don't think anyone knows what the purpose of the NSA is. To have more secrets than everyone else?
(Push to shove on my opinion about NSA, which is pretty fuzzy: I think the NSA does important work, but that the organization is probably corrupt, and that it should be reorganized and much of its career leadership removed).
So we can all stop whining about Russia asserting influence over Ukraine and China hacking US government right?
The commenter upthread asked what NSA's goals were. When I offered up a mission statement for them, it wasn't what I want their mission to be. It's what I think it actually is.
Does it benefit the average U.S. citizen? If not, then how can you say NSA does this for the benefit of the USA. And if it does, then how exactly does a U.S. citizen benefit from this? Making a bunch of rich people even richer doesn't seem all that beneficial to me.
>>> We will protect national security interests by adhering to the highest standards of behavior.
So by your own argument they're going beyond their own mission statement to fulfill a secret one in direct contradiction to the American public's wishes. i.e. Not doing what they are supposed to do