The Transparency Challenge

Too many people who applaud the leaks by the former US intelligence contractor Edward J. Snowden think that the job is done. It is not: the reason for transparency is that we cannot resolve all questions concerning government surveillance in advance.

NEW YORK – So now we Americans know. We know that our government is spying not just on foreigners; it is also spying on us.

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