The Tip Of The Iceberg

One year ago, many educated Americans knew very little about the National Security Agency (NSA) � that is, if they had even heard of it. But thanks to a man named Edward Snowden, the entire nation now knows about the NSA, and what they know about it isn’t good.

Of course, we know that the NSA is spying on us, but what we may not realize is that the NSA’s actions are just the tip of the iceberg of federal surveillance. That’s exactly what reporter Joe Wolverton II of the New American says, and he is interviewed on this week’s edition of Off The Grid Radio by host Brian Brawdy. Wolverton’s article, “The New Age of Surveillance,” details how the federal government, at all levels, is snooping and collecting data on every American, without us even knowing about it.

The government’s position on surveillance, Wolverton says, is simple: “Since we don’t know who is a terrorist, everyone is a suspect.”

Wolverton also tells us:

• How the IRS, one of the most-feared government agencies, is spying on citizens.
• How the collection of records for Obamacare negatively impacts not only our privacy but could negatively affect our health.
• What other agencies are snooping on Americans, and exactly how involved the surveillance is.
• How something you say today on the phone or in an email could be used against you eight years down the road.
• Just how many emails and text messages the NSA is collecting.
• What the NSA and other government agencies do with the data they collect.
• How everyday Americans can beat the NSA, beginning at the local level.

Wolverton says it’s a “frightening country” to live in right now, but all hope is not lost. Listen as he tells us how we can fight back!

Click here to listen to this week’s interview.  

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