'Jaw-Dropping' Record of Violations Reveals Perils of NSA Self-Policing

Jon Queally @ Common Dreams - An internal National Intelligence Agency audit and other documents leaked to the Washington Post by whistleblower Edward Snowden show that despite official claims to the contrary, the spy agency broke its own guidelines, breaking "privacy rules" and overstepping "its legal authority" thousands of times each year as it collected online and phone data on Americans without a warrant or due process.  Read more.