Sunday, September 29, 2013

NSA chief Gen. Keith Alexander slams 'sensationalized' reporting
The leader of the embattled National Security Agency doubled down Wednesday against calls from Capitol Hill to restrict U.S. government surveillance programs — a campaign he attributed to “sensationalized” reporting and “media leaks.”...

...Speaking at a cybersecurity conference in Washington, Alexander also commended companies for cooperating with the federal government, and he made a plea for more power — particularly to thwart terrorists who have elevated their activities to cyberspace....

...“We look at what’s going on with media leaks, and what’s happened to industry as a consequence of that,” he continued. “And now we need industry to work with us on cyber legislation.”