Nov 1 3:24 PM

NSA Leaks: a timeline

"I think the best way to summarize the NSA surveillance mindset is to quote General Alexander who runs the agency. He had a motto when he was in Iraq, in charge of surveillance of the Iraqi population against whom the United States waged war, which was, collect it all."

- Glenn Greenwald, Fault Lines, Collect It All: America's Surveillance State



Timeline created by Joshua Eaton, edited by Ben Piven.

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