Surveillance II

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  1. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
    an act passed by Congress in 1978 to establish procedures for requesting judicial authorization for foreign intelligence surveillance and to create the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court; intended to increase United States counterintelligence; separate from ordinary law enforcement surveillance
    The committee report led to the passage of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and set up the Fisa courts that today secretly approve surveillance requests.
  2. overarch
    be central or dominant
    Snowden said he had become disillusioned with the overarching nature of government surveillance in the US.
  3. NSA
    the United States cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect United States information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information
    NSA leaks White House refers Snowden's case to Justice Department while Republicans in Congress call for whistleblower's extradition Dan Roberts and Spencer Ackerman in Washington and Tania Branigan in Beijing guardian.co.uk, Monday 10 June 2013 18.05 BST Jump to comments (164) Daniel Ellsberg called Snowden's leak the most important leak in American historyLink to video: NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden: 'I don't want to live in a society that does these sort of things' Washington was
  4. whistleblower
    a person within an organization who exposes wrongdoing
    while Republicans in Congress call for whistleblower's extradition Dan Roberts and Spencer Ackerman in Washington and Tania Branigan in Beijing guardian.co.uk, Monday 10 June 2013 18.05 BST Jump to comments (164) Daniel Ellsberg called Snowden's leak the most important leak in American historyLink to video: NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden: 'I don't want to live in a society that does these sort of things' Washington was struggling to contain one of the most explosive national security leaks
  5. photo opportunity
    an occasion that lends itself to (or is deliberately arranged for) taking photographs that provide favorable publicity for those who are photographed
    In New York, Mayor Michael Bloomberg cancelled at very short notice a planned photo opportunity with the Hong Kong chief executive, Leung Chun-ying.
  6. datum
    an item of factual information from measurement or research
    Peter Schaar, Germany's federal data protection commissioner, told the Guardian it was unacceptable for the US authorities to have access to EU citizens' data, and that the level of protection is lower than that guaranteed to US citizens.
  7. damage control
    an effort to minimize or curtail damage or loss
    damage control mode after Edward Snowden's explosive NSA leaks White House refers Snowden's case to Justice Department while Republicans in Congress call for whistleblower's extradition Dan Roberts and Spencer Ackerman in Washington and Tania Branigan in Beijing guardian.co.uk, Monday 10 June 2013 18.05 BST Jump to comments (164) Daniel Ellsberg called Snowden's leak the most important leak in American historyLink to video: NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden: 'I don't want to live in a society
  8. news report
    a short account of the news
    "News reports that this individual has claimed to have leaked classified information are shocking, and if accurate, this action represents a grave violation of the code of conduct and core values of our firm," the statement said.
  9. leak
    enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure
    leaks White House refers Snowden's case to Justice Department while Republicans in Congress call for whistleblower's extradition Dan Roberts and Spencer Ackerman in Washington and Tania Branigan in Beijing guardian.co.uk, Monday 10 June 2013 18.05 BST Jump to comments (164) Daniel Ellsberg called Snowden's leak the most important leak in American historyLink to video: NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden: 'I don't want to live in a society that does these sort of things' Washington was struggling to
  10. buy time
    act so as to delay an event or action in order to gain an advantage
    Hong Kong is unlikely to offer Snowden a permanent refuge, but Snowden could buy time by filing an asylum request, thanks to a landmark legal ruling that has thrown the system into disarray.
  11. eavesdrop
    listen without the speaker's knowledge
    In the wake of the Watergate affair in the mid-1970s, a Senate investigation led by Idaho senator Frank Church uncovered decades of serious abuse by the US government of its eavesdropping powers.
  12. defector
    a person who abandons their duty, country, or cause
    Political opinion was split, with some members of Congress calling for the immediate extradition of a man they consider a "defector" but other senior politicians from both parties questioning whether US surveillance practices had gone too far.
  13. National Security Agency
    the United States cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect United States information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information
    Snowden worked at the National Security Agency for the past four years as an employee of various outside contractors, including Booz Allen and Dell.
  14. extradite
    hand over to the authorities of another country
    In Washington, the Obama administration offered no indication on Monday about what it intended to do about Snowden, who was praised by privacy campaigners but condemned by some US politicians keen for him to be extradited from Hong Kong and put on trial.
  15. code of conduct
    a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group
    "News reports that this individual has claimed to have leaked classified information are shocking, and if accurate, this action represents a grave violation of the code of conduct and core values of our firm," the statement said.
  16. surveillance
    close observation of a person or group
    and Spencer Ackerman in Washington and Tania Branigan in Beijing guardian.co.uk, Monday 10 June 2013 18.05 BST Jump to comments (164) Daniel Ellsberg called Snowden's leak the most important leak in American historyLink to video: NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden: 'I don't want to live in a society that does these sort of things' Washington was struggling to contain one of the most explosive national security leaks in US history on Monday, as public criticism grew of the sweeping surveillance
  17. mayoral
    of or relating to a mayor or the office of mayor
    "It would have been a circus, so we decided to catch up with him another time," a mayoral spokesman told the Guardian.
  18. civil liberty
    freedom from arbitrary governmental interence
    Snowden drew support from civil liberty activists and organisations.
  19. extradition
    surrender of an accused by one state or country to another
    while Republicans in Congress call for whistleblower's extradition Dan Roberts and Spencer Ackerman in Washington and Tania Branigan in Beijing guardian.co.uk, Monday 10 June 2013 18.05 BST Jump to comments (164) Daniel Ellsberg called Snowden's leak the most important leak in American historyLink to video: NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden: 'I don't want to live in a society that does these sort of things' Washington was struggling to contain one of the most explosive national security leaks
  20. classify
    arrange or order by categories
    "Any person who has a security clearance knows that he or she has an obligation to protect classified information and abide by the law," Turner said.
  21. Hong Kong
    formerly a Crown Colony on the coast of southern China in Guangdong province; leased by China to Britain in 1842 and returned in 1997; one of the world's leading commercial centers
    In Washington, the Obama administration offered no indication on Monday about what it intended to do about Snowden, who was praised by privacy campaigners but condemned by some US politicians keen for him to be extradited from Hong Kong and put on trial.
  22. court order
    a writ issued by a court of law requiring a person to do something or to refrain from doing something
    In his interview, Snowden revealed himself as the source for a series of articles in the Guardian last week, which included disclosures of a wide-ranging secret court order that demanded Verizon pass to the NSA the details of phone calls related to millions of customers, and a huge NSA intelligence system called Prism, which collects data on intelligence targets from the systems of some of the biggest tech companies.
  23. wide-ranging
    including much
    In his interview, Snowden revealed himself as the source for a series of articles in the Guardian last week, which included disclosures of a wide-ranging secret court order that demanded Verizon pass to the NSA the details of phone calls related to millions of customers, and a huge NSA intelligence system called Prism, which collects data on intelligence targets from the systems of some of the biggest tech companies.
  24. intelligence agency
    a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy
    About 23% of its revenue, or $1.3bn, came from US intelligence agencies last year.
  25. disillusion
    the act of freeing from false belief
    Snowden said he had become disillusioned with the overarching nature of government surveillance in the US.
  26. disarray
    untidiness, especially of clothing and appearance
    Hong Kong is unlikely to offer Snowden a permanent refuge, but Snowden could buy time by filing an asylum request, thanks to a landmark legal ruling that has thrown the system into disarray.
  27. campaigner
    a politician who is running for public office
    In Washington, the Obama administration offered no indication on Monday about what it intended to do about Snowden, who was praised by privacy campaigners but condemned by some US politicians keen for him to be extradited from Hong Kong and put on trial.
  28. catch up with
    catch up with and possibly overtake
    "It would have been a circus, so we decided to catch up with him another time," a mayoral spokesman told the Guardian.
  29. explosive
    a substance that releases great energy when heated or struck
    explosive NSA leaks White House refers Snowden's case to Justice Department while Republicans in Congress call for whistleblower's extradition Dan Roberts and Spencer Ackerman in Washington and Tania Branigan in Beijing guardian.co.uk, Monday 10 June 2013 18.05 BST Jump to comments (164) Daniel Ellsberg called Snowden's leak the most important leak in American historyLink to video: NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden: 'I don't want to live in a society that does these sort of things' Washington was
Created on Mon Jun 10 15:12:58 EDT 2013

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