Utah and the NSA

KUER 90.1 | By Doug Fabrizio

Published August 16, 2013 at 4:50 PM MDT

This fall, the National Security Agency will begin operations at its 2 billion dollar Utah Data Center in Bluffdale. NSA expert James Bamford calls it the most covert and potentially intrusive intelligence agency ever. He says the facility in Utah will essentially serve as the NSA's "cloud," and could house "yottabytes" of intercepted data including private emails, cell phone calls and other personal data trails. Monday, Bamford joins us to talk about the history of the NSA and what its expansion means for the nation.

James Bamford is a journalist and the author of three books on the NSA: The Shadow Factory [Amazon/Indiebound], Body of Secrets [Amazon/Indiebound] and The Puzzle Palace [Amazon/Indiebound]. His article on the Utah Data Center appeared in Wired.

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Doug Fabrizio

Doug Fabrizio has been reporting for KUER News since 1987, and became News Director in 1993. In 2001, he became host and executive producer of KUER's RadioWest, a one hour conversation/call-in show on KUER 90.1 in Salt Lake City. He has gained a reputation for his thoughtful style. He has interviewed everyone from Isabel Allende to the Dalai Lama, and from Madeleine Albright to Desmond Tutu. His interview skills landed him a spot as a guest host of the national NPR program, "Talk of the Nation." He has won numerous awards for his reporting and for his work with RadioWest and KUED's Utah NOW from such organizations as the Society of Professional Journalists, the Utah Broadcasters Association, the Public Radio News Directors Association and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

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