NOW PEOPLE WILL START TO CARE ABOUT SURVEILLANCE AGAIN: Whistleblowers warn against surveillance authorities in wake of Trump victory.
Members of the whistleblowing community took to Twitter to warn advocates of government power after Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election, noting programs aimed at making it easier to engage in surveillance and conduct assassinations overseas remain on the books.
“Remember how you legalized assassinating anyone, NSA mass spying, prosecuting publishers, CIA drones everywhere,” secret-leaking organization WikiLeaks said. “It’s all Trump’s in 71 days.” . . .
Thomas Drake, a former NSA executive who leaked information that he contended was unclassified but nonetheless faced charges under the Espionage Act, echoed those sentiments. “[National security] authorities under Bush passed to Obama who gives Trump legal framework for mass surveillance & special powers on Presidential platter,” Drake wrote.
And I guess this is a good time to re-up my Don’t Fear The Leaker piece.