Why Has Amazon Just Appointed The Former Director of The NSA To Its Board? “Nothing nefarious about that at all”

Amazon has appointed former NSA head General Keith Alexander to its board of directors, prompting privacy advocates to suggest the move could be connected to Alexander’s previous experience in overseeing mass surveillance operations.

“We’re thrilled to elect a new member to our Board of Directors this month. Welcome, General Keith Alexander!” Amazon announced in a tweet:

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We’re thrilled to elect a new member to our Board of Directors this month. Welcome, General Keith Alexander! https://ir.aboutamazon.com/board-of-directors …

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Alexander served as NSA director from 2005 until he retired in March 2014. He oversaw the agency’s monolithic program, encompassing illegal mass spying on Americans, which officials lied about.

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We’re thrilled to elect a new member to our Board of Directors this month. Welcome, General Keith Alexander! https://ir.aboutamazon.com/board-of-directors …

MAX  PROPAYNE X@Black24Boi

Wow, the former director of the NSA? nothing nefarious about that at all.

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Under Alexander, the NSA deployed the PRISM tool to sweep up vast amounts of data from Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Facebook to name a few.

Edward Snowden, who exposed the NSA activity, had some choice words about Amazon’s appointment:

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