Is Electronic Surveillance Out of Control? KCRW’s To The Point

KCRW | July 10, 2013

On July 10, I was a guest on KRCW’s daily show, To The Point.  Reacting to recent revelations of NSA surveillance issues and comments made by witnesses at the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) meeting on Tuesday, I talked about the need for more oversight and transparency of NSA programs by technically minded individuals that can understand the underlying technology and its implications.

Listen to the show. My comments start at about 32 minutes.

Comments for the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board

I am speaking today at the PCLOB meeting on Sections 215 and 702 of the PATRIOT Act.  My panel begins at 12:30 and you can watch it live here.

I will be commenting on the role of technology in these programs, focused on how the limits of technology suggest that claims that surveillance programs can avoid targeting Americans are probably overstated. [Read more…]