Under fire for the Snowden leaks, the National Security Agency agreed to unprecedented access to the media for the first time in its history. 60 Minutes has the feature – where the NSA’s chief gives their run-down on what they do and why they do it. The Guardian reports the NSA in considering offering Snowden amnesty in exchange for documents. And the New York Times reveals that, because of poor security measures, the NSA may never know the extent of the documents Snowden took.

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