William Binney, former director of the NSAs Analytic Service Office, is scheduled to present evidence before the Joint Committee on the Draft Investigatory Powers (IP) bill. Binney is expected to advocate for a form of smart collection that uses selectors to save on time and resources. The bill also enables the UK government to hack into phones and other devices en-masse as well as protect military police communications from interception. An investigation following the 9/11 attacks revealed that terrorist communications had been collected by U.S. analysts but had not been examined in time.”]
Source: https://grahamcluley.com/mass-spying-undermines-security-failed-stop-911-attacks-says-nsa-officer/