Sentence examples for legitimate intelligence from inspiring English sources

That is in large part thanks to legitimate intelligence co-operation, not torture.

The C.I.A. is, generally, entitled to shield legitimate intelligence sources and methods.

"There were legitimate intelligence and legal issues to consider, as is almost always the case when explaining classified assessments publicly".

An official told CBS that there were "legitimate intelligence and legal issues to consider, as is almost always the case when explaining classified assessments publicly".

We can safely curtail mass collection, shore up needlessly "wiretap friendly" infrastructure and generally protect ourselves against mass surveillance, all without shutting down legitimate intelligence gathering.

"While no legitimate intelligence operations got screwed up, it's generally a bad idea to have freelancers running around a war zone pretending to be James Bond," one American government official said.

Classified government briefings have been held in recent weeks in response to a brewing controversy that some officials worry could damage the credibility of legitimate intelligence-gathering efforts.

"Continuous and selective publication of specific techniques and tools lawfully used by NSA to pursue legitimate foreign intelligence targets is detrimental to the security of the United States and our allies – and places at risk those we are sworn to protect".

As a consequence, our personal communications are now coming with legitimate foreign intelligence targets.

"The potential loss here is truly staggering and, by the way, these records are a legitimate foreign intelligence target," said retired Gen. Michael Hayden, a former CIA and NSA director.

In order to find the emerging threats in this ocean of data, the NSA has had to resort to bulk collection as the only way data can be analyzed for patterns of emerging threats and legitimate foreign intelligence targets can be identified and isolated for intense collection.