NSA Confirms It Has Been Searching US Citizens' Data Without a Warrant

Charliemopps writes: "According to Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, 'There have been queries, using U.S. person identifiers, of communications lawfully acquired to obtain foreign intelligence targeting non-U.S. persons reasonably believed to be located outside the United States. These queries were performed pursuant to minimization procedures approved by the Fisa court and consistent with the statute and the fourth amendment.' Basically, if you communicated with someone that is 'reasonably believed' to be a terrorist, you've lost constitutional protection against searches without a warrant, according to the NSA."

"Terrorist" is the new "witch."

[gatkinso]

Not sure where that leaves "communist."

belief?

[minstrelmike]

That might be what the NSA says, but how could anyone believe them after everything else that has happened?