14 - NSA, Encryption, and Congress

This week, I discuss the corruption of the NSA and how its very existence threatens not only the privacy of Americans, but the very security it promises us in exchange for that privacy, and the ongoing war on encryption. I  also introduce a new segment that I’ll call “messing with the scammers,” this week on EOTSS!   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Please consider supporting Enemy of the [Surveillance] State via Patreon https://www.patreon.com/EnemyOfSurveillance or by picking up some cool merch at https://teespring.com/stores/eotss-merch Anything you do helps support the show and keeps it growing! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-juniper-encryption-congress-idUSKBN23H2C9 https://www.zdnet.com/article/congress-asks-juniper-for-the-results-of-its-2015-nsa-backdoor-investigation/ https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6940833-Wyden-House-Juniper-Letter.html https://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/computers/item/23554-government-s-all-access-pass-to-your-privacy https://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/computers/item/22701-mcafee-gov-t-backdoors-are-destroying-national-security https://www.businessinsider.com/john-mcafee-nsa-back-door-gives-every-us-secret-to-enemies-2016-2?r=US&IR=T https://www.dailydot.com/debug/earn-it-act-petition/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enemy of the [Surveillance] State is written, produced, and narrated by C. Mitchell Shaw and is listener supported — No ads. No compromise. If you are interested in supporting the show, check out https://www.patreon.com/EnemyOfSurveillance — Anything you can do is greatly appreciated. It takes time, talent, and money to make a show like this. Please consider supporting. Get your Enemy of the [Surveillance] State merch. Wear it with pride and show the world how you feel about mass digital surveillance. https://teespring.com/stores/eotss-merch Theme song was created by Michael Leavitt. If you want (or need) a piece of music you own (for a wedding or anything else), check him out. He is the best and is a great guy, too. Follow Enemy of the [Surveillance] State: Facebook Twitter YouTube