Posted on 08/24/2013 6:18:02 AM PDT by xzins
The National Security Agency (NSA) has admitted some of their officers misused the agency’s massive spying powers to keep tabs on their love interests, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Friday night.
NSA employees reportedly dubbed the practice with its very own spy label: LOVEINT.
U.S. officials said some of the violations included overseas communications, but claimed the practice was “very rare,” according to the WSJ.
Officials reportedly said all employees involved were appropriately disciplined. The incidents were often self-reported, revealed while the officers took polygraph tests during routine security clearance renewals, according to the WSJ.
“NSA has zero tolerance for willful violations of the agency’s authorities,” the NSA said in a statement Friday.
The revelations come in the wake of learning this week that the NSA had violated privacy rules on thousands of occasions. NSA Chief Compliance Officer John DeLong had stressed earlier most violations were unintentional.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) told the WSJ that the NSA admitted to the Senate Intelligence Committee policies were violated in a set of “isolated incidents.”
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NSA Chief Compliance Officer John DeLong had stressed earlier most violations were unintentional.
This was intentional.
It shows they can listen to anybody...and do. Collect anything/everything...and they do.
Wonder if they're the source of Petraeus' "love interest" revelation.
So Obama actually loves conservatives? I find that hard to believe.
No doubt, just a few “low ranking rogue agents”, right?
Does that mean they were fired?
When I first started working for the telco in the 60’s my boss told us be careful who you listen to because you may not like what you hear.
RE: girlfriends and spouse.
How long before we find out that there were also democrat partisan hacks at NSA spying on political opponents and shuffling info to WH?
My guess is that will be next revelation.
Paging General Petraeus,
Please pick up the red courtesy phone.
No, it just means the higher-ups are going to act all indignant and "intolerant".
Now you know what Joe Biden was so fond of in his basement.
He could request feeds of anyone’s communications.
When you are drunk and bored, it’s hilarious to listen to certain phone calls.
Absolutely.
The FBI would only say at the time that they had a “source.”
Every darn day it’s something else. And ti’s worse than the day before...
I’m quite certain that if they’d been fired, the NSA would have reported so—but you’re probably quite certain of that too.
Ya don’t say?
> How long before we find out that there were also democrat partisan hacks at NSA spying on political opponents and shuffling info to WH?
My guess is that will be next revelation.
You know they are. A few taps on the keyboard and you’re in. Just assume it so. You’re not going to be hearing about because the goon squads will be dispatched to “take care of the problem”.
No, it means they were tolerated. It's NEWSPEAK as outlined by Orwell. Words just mean what they say they mean and it is often the opposite of what it sounds like.
Power corrupts.
Wonder if they’re the source of Petraeus’ “love interest” revelation.
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Interesting speculation there. And that raises a related question: Was the IRS ever tasked to “review” his financial interests.
That is my question... otherwise, what does no tolerance mean?
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