Deutsche Welle, 15 June 2013
Facebook
and Microsoft have revealed thousands of data requests made by US authorities
in 2012. The US has announced that it will provide more information on its
controversial PRISM surveillance program to the EU
In a
statement, Facebook General Counsel Ted Ullyot said that the company had
received 9,000 to 10,000 requests from US federal, state and local authorities
in the six months prior to December 31, 2012. The requests affected between
18,000 and 19,000 user accounts. A deal with the US government allowed Facebook
to include national-security-related requests in the tally for the first time.
"We
hope this helps put into perspective the numbers involved and lays to rest some
of the hyperbolic and false assertions in some recent press accounts about the frequency
and scope of the data requests that we receive," a statement on Facebook
read.
The
Guardian newspaper revealed PRISM earlier this month thanks to an exclusive
meeting with a whistleblower. According to documents allegedly leaked by ex-CIA
contractor Edward Snowden, the program gives the US government direct access to
the servers of major Internet companies like Facebook, Google and Apple.
The
disclosures of Prism, and related revelations about broad-based collection of
telephone records, have triggered widespread concern and congressional hearings
about the scope and extent of the information-gathering.
Microsoft
publishes data
Microsoft
later released its own data with national-security-related requests also
included. For the same six-month period, Microsoft received between 6,000 and
7,000 criminal and national security warrants, said the company's deputy
general counsel, John Frank. The requests concerned between 31,000 and 32,000
consumer accounts.
Google
announced late on Friday that that the company had begun negotiations with the
government over whether it could only publish a combined figure for all
requests.
EU seeks
'more info' on PRISM
European
officials have voiced concern that PRISM has been used to monitor EU citizens,
a potential violation of the 27-member bloc's data protection rules.
EU Home
Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom and Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding
established the agreement Friday, after meeting with US Attorney General Eric
Holder in Ireland. Malmstrom confirmed the news on Twitter.
"Agreed
with the US in Dublin to set up a transatlantic expert group to receive more
info on PRISM and look at the safeguards," she wrote.
In Germany,
ministers have questioned Internet companies over what information they provide
governments.
mkg/slk (AFP, Reuters, dpa, AP)
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Matthew’s Message - June 11, 2013 - (Matthew channelled by Suzanne Ward)
“… Turmoil in Turkey, ostensibly to protect a park, was instigated by the CIA’s “black ops” to stoke the fire between the Sunnis and Shi’ites and lead to a blazing war. Just as all other countries in your world, Turkey has policies that are not satisfying every citizen, but it is economically sound and progressive—and that’s what the Illuminati want to destroy. Although their global network has come apart at the seams, a few peak individuals are stuck in their delusion that they will take over the entire Mideast and move on to control the rest of the world too. Most assuredly, that will not happen, and when the unrest in Turkey subsides, and it shall soon, some reforms will emerge and further strengthen the country’s progressive path. …”
“…. During the Bilderberg conference, the Illuminati could scarcely disguise their deepening worries about how much longer they can control banking, lending and investing around the world—they have almost exhausted the means whereby they have been able to keep their fortunes intact. As mentioned earlier, individuals within and outside the NSA have been collecting evidence that the Illuminati acquired those fortunes illegally and unethically; however, until all documentation is presented in airtight cases to the various courts and then justly ruled upon, the funds will remain in Illuminati hands. …”
“.. This is an appropriate place to address questions that many readers have asked: How can US President Obama defend the National Security Agency’s collection of data from citizens’ private telephone conversations and Internet records? Why did he sign the Monsanto Protection Act? Congressional actions are public knowledge, but what goes on behind closed doors is not known, and we shall tell you what is relevant to these two situations.
President Obama defended NSA’s data gathering, which was authorized in the Patriot Act passed during George W. Bush’s administration, on the authentic basis that it has led to discovering and thwarting numerous terrorist plans. What the president cannot say—and Bush never would—is that the most extensive terrorist acts that met failure and most of the lesser plots that also got shot down were those devised by the CIA faction under Illuminati control.
Neither can Obama disclose that ETs are working in the NSA and other agencies in that country and in several others. They are collecting and analyzing information on all Illuminati activities around the globe and using it to weaken their operations and obtain evidence for prosecution. When this has served its purpose—bringing to its final moment the Illuminati reign—the Patriot Act and also Homeland Security will come to an end.
As for the Monsanto Protection Act, Illuminati spokespersons told the president that if he vetoed it, Congress would override it. Furthermore, they would intensify their efforts to overturn the Affordable Healthcare Act, block legislation that could relieve some immigration issues, and doom attempts to resolve international conflicts by rational discussions instead of belligerent confrontation.
That is the “down-to-Earth” reason, you could say, that Obama signed the bill, but there is another facet of this that the Illuminati bloc doesn’t know. Despite their threats, the president was not going to sign the Act—he did so because ETs close to him advised it. Their higher perspective was that citizens’ outrage at this insidious bill needs to motivate them to force its nullification. The people must exercise their right and responsibility to demand that their elected officials end stubborn partisanship, stop letting lobbyists’ money dictate their votes on legislation, and start serving the best interests of the country.
By no means does this apply only to the United States! Governments in every country must start serving the needs of their people because this goes to the very heart of Earth’s Golden Age and soul evolvement! ..”
“…. During the Bilderberg conference, the Illuminati could scarcely disguise their deepening worries about how much longer they can control banking, lending and investing around the world—they have almost exhausted the means whereby they have been able to keep their fortunes intact. As mentioned earlier, individuals within and outside the NSA have been collecting evidence that the Illuminati acquired those fortunes illegally and unethically; however, until all documentation is presented in airtight cases to the various courts and then justly ruled upon, the funds will remain in Illuminati hands. …”
“.. This is an appropriate place to address questions that many readers have asked: How can US President Obama defend the National Security Agency’s collection of data from citizens’ private telephone conversations and Internet records? Why did he sign the Monsanto Protection Act? Congressional actions are public knowledge, but what goes on behind closed doors is not known, and we shall tell you what is relevant to these two situations.
President Obama defended NSA’s data gathering, which was authorized in the Patriot Act passed during George W. Bush’s administration, on the authentic basis that it has led to discovering and thwarting numerous terrorist plans. What the president cannot say—and Bush never would—is that the most extensive terrorist acts that met failure and most of the lesser plots that also got shot down were those devised by the CIA faction under Illuminati control.
Neither can Obama disclose that ETs are working in the NSA and other agencies in that country and in several others. They are collecting and analyzing information on all Illuminati activities around the globe and using it to weaken their operations and obtain evidence for prosecution. When this has served its purpose—bringing to its final moment the Illuminati reign—the Patriot Act and also Homeland Security will come to an end.
As for the Monsanto Protection Act, Illuminati spokespersons told the president that if he vetoed it, Congress would override it. Furthermore, they would intensify their efforts to overturn the Affordable Healthcare Act, block legislation that could relieve some immigration issues, and doom attempts to resolve international conflicts by rational discussions instead of belligerent confrontation.
That is the “down-to-Earth” reason, you could say, that Obama signed the bill, but there is another facet of this that the Illuminati bloc doesn’t know. Despite their threats, the president was not going to sign the Act—he did so because ETs close to him advised it. Their higher perspective was that citizens’ outrage at this insidious bill needs to motivate them to force its nullification. The people must exercise their right and responsibility to demand that their elected officials end stubborn partisanship, stop letting lobbyists’ money dictate their votes on legislation, and start serving the best interests of the country.
By no means does this apply only to the United States! Governments in every country must start serving the needs of their people because this goes to the very heart of Earth’s Golden Age and soul evolvement! ..”
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