Drudge Headlines:
◼ NSA SNOOPERS SUCK DATA 'FROM 50 COMPANIES' - The Week
◼ Whistleblower's NSA warning: 'Just the tip of the iceberg' - By Shaun Waterman-The Washington Times
Democrats and Republicans on the congressional intelligence committees defended the order Thursday, asserting that the wide-scale collection of such data had enabled authorities to disrupt at least one terrorist attack and noting that a warrant would still be required to access the actual content of calls.
But Stephen B. Wicker, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Cornell University, said the practical distinction between the metadata of calls and their content is rapidly disappearing because of technological advances, such as GPS features in mobile phones.
“There is a blurring of the line between content and context,” said Mr. Wicker, whose research focuses on privacy issues in wireless information networks.
◼ CODE NAMED: Boundless Informant - The Guardian
Boundless Informant: the NSA's secret tool to track global surveillance data
◼ Obama intel chief defends - apnews
◼ Top Spook Blasts 'Reckless' Media and Leakers - TIME
◼ Government to open criminal probe into leaks about leaks - Reuters
◼ Justice Dept Fights Release of Court Opinion Finding Unconstitutional Surveillance - Mother Jones
◼ USA spends $80 billion year on secret information gathering - FT
◼ SAVAGE: NSA snooping 'biggest scandal of your entire life' - WND
◼ Assange: US rule of law suffering 'calamitous collapse' - france24
