In the aftermath of the PRISM spying scandal, the first and logical response was an expected one: lie. The president did it, and so did the various companies implicated in the biggest US surveillance scandal ever exposed. To wit:
•Zuckerberg: "Facebook is not and has never been part of any program to give the US or any other government direct access to our servers."
•Google CEO Larry Page: "We have not joined any program that would give the US government – or any other government – direct access to our servers."
•Yahoo: "We do not provide the government with direct access to our servers, systems, or network."
One small problem: they are all lying.
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....Surveillance policy of Bush 42 “puts forward a false choice btw the liberties we cherish & the security we provide.” - B. Obama 2007