America’s top spy and the future of surveillance.
“Is spying moral?”
After a pause, Clapper answered unapologetically: “We can do our job with a clear conscience, but we have to be careful. The history of the intelligence community is replete with violations of the trust of the American people.” That doesn’t mean that the job is immoral—it just means the job has to be done correctly. “I have always accepted intelligence was an honorable profession. We are all mindful of the need to comply with our moral values and the law.”
Source: America’s Top Spy James Clapper and the Future of Cyberwar and Surveillance | WIRED