
“‘As loathe as I am to give any credit for what’s happened here, which is egregious…’ said National Intelligence Director James Clapper, ‘I think it’s clear that some of the conversations that this has generated, some of the debate… actually probably needed to happen.’ Clapper, speaking at a conference in Washington, said the public discussion examining the balance between spying powers and privacy rights ‘perhaps’ should have taken place earlier. ‘So if there’s a good side to this, maybe that’s it,’ he said of the Snowden media leaks. His comments were the first time a senior US intelligence figure had portrayed the leaks as sparking a useful debate.”
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