Cato Institute Podcast Recap: No Place to Hide

General Keith Alexander once said, in argument that supports the current state of the NSA, that no Internet based conversation could ever go uncollected. Though the United States government tried to shoo Americans from this comment claiming that it was an offhand remark perhaps even stated in jest, according to Glenn Greenwald,this is in reality what the NSA sees as its mission. Though they claim that it is limited to persons of interests, Greenwald is convinced that it is aggressive and indiscriminant - and this is one of the focuses of Greenwald's new book, No Place to Hide. Furthermore, on the matter of the government's justification of what information and data is regarded relevant enough for collection, Greenwald says that those in power will constantly cross the line of privacy more and more until encroachment becomes the norm as it has no punishment or limiting factor. Greenwald has little good to say about the NSA while he instead holds the NSA accountable for crossing many lines in regards to citizens' rights to privacy. (For more of Greenwald's interview with the Cato Institute, use this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApY7MVeoldo)