Tweet of the Day: Former Vice President Al Gore is seething about the NSA spying on Verizon customers’ with a secret court order for daily records, calling the practice “Obscenely outrageous.”

In digital era, privacy must be a priority. Is it just me, or is secret blanket surveillance obscenely outrageous? ow.ly/lKS13

— Al Gore (@algore) June 6, 2013

This comes as the White House is defending the actions of the NSA, calling such information “a critical tool in protecting the nation from terrorist threats.” This is a throwback to the Bush Administration.

This was cross-posted from The Hinterland Gazette.