Now that the cat’s out of the bag, I talked a little bit about PRISM and what I could mean. Now, the heat has been turned up so high government officials are talking about PRISM and clearing up misconceptions, or at least trying to.
They’re telling us what is not: some data?mining system. They don’t go around yanking data from servers.?They say PRISM is a computer system that ‘facilitates’ foreign intelligence collected from services providers. They insist it’s only done under court supervision. In fact, the US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper is so tired of the news reports he felt compelled to release an official statement?. What they’re basically saying is that PRISM does exist, but it’s being blown out of the proportion. Major computer companies, like Google?denied their part in any government data gathering program and deny any privacy infringement.
I’m glad someone in government is talking. I don’t think is because he wants too. The media and the people demand answers. The demand has been so great now they have no choice but to talk. Whether Mr. Clapper’s statement is accurate, that remains to be seen. But it’s a start. What more would you like to hear about PRISM?