President Barack Obama on Friday staunchly defended the sweeping U.S. government surveillance of Americans’ phone and internet activity, calling it a modest encroachment on privacy that was necessary to defend the United States from attack.
Obama said the programs were “trade-offs” designed to strike a balance between privacy concerns and keeping Americans safe from terrorist attacks.
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
Just saying.
Categories: Freedom/Privacy, Politics/Law/Government
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