Technology companies targeted by the National Security Agency (NSA) were aware of the data being collected from them, NSA General Counsel Rajesh De said today. At a Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board hearing, board member James Dempsey quizzed De for a few moments about the extent to which service providers were aware of their efforts. Without identifying any specific companies, De confirmed that those targeted under Section 702 would have known about the NSA’s data collection and assisted where necessary. What follows is a full transcript of the exchange. A video of the hearing can be found_here. The exchange...

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