*Well, what else can he do, practically speaking? After all, it's not like the guys who run the NSA invented *themselves.*
*Every time I meet NSA people, I'm impressed by now much they're like science fiction fans. They're like the kind of sci-fi fanatic who somehow can't find the time and and energy to write novels, but reads them obsessively over and over again, and then makes up neat little charts with the characters and plot-points.
via SANS
–NSA Chief Defends Data Gathering Programs, Asks Those Who Disagree to Help
(July 31, 2013)
In his keynote address at the Black Hat security conference in Las
Vegas, NSA chief General Keith Alexander defended the agency's data
collection and surveillance practices. Alexander maintained that there
have been "zero abuses of NSA PRISM," and that the data gathering is an
essential part of fighting terrorism. He said that the data collection
programs have been mischaracterized, and that the allegations that they
are "collecting everything [are] not true." Alexander noted that queries
of the collected phone call metadata are restricted. Alexander also told
audience members, "If you disagree with what we're doing, you should
help us [make it better]."
https://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/07/alexander-blackhat-keynote/
http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/07/nsa-director-addresses-black-hat-says-there-have-been-zero-abuses-of-data/
http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/31/tech/web/nsa-alexander-black-hat/index.html
http://www.scmagazine.com/black-hat-alexander-defends-surveillance-programs-in-keynote/article/305418/
http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/07/nsa-chief-asks-techies-help-not-sideline-criticism/67832/?oref=ng-channelriver
http://money.cnn.com/2013/07/31/technology/security/nsa-prism/index.html
The General's entire keynote, defending NSA's practices, is available
on YouTube at the official BlackHat channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvVIZ4OyGnQ
