Obama administration says PRISM didn't target Americans

“Section 702 is a provision of FISA that is designed to facilitate the acquisition of foreign intelligence information concerning non-U.S. persons located outside the United States,” Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said of the top-secret Internet monitoring. “It cannot be used to intentionally target any U.S. citizen, any other U.S. person, or anyone located within the United States.”

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Clapper added, “Information collected under this program is among the most important and valuable foreign intelligence information we collect, and is used to protect our nation from a wide variety of threats. The unauthorized disclosure of information about this important and entirely legal program is reprehensible and risks important protections for the security of Americans.”

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