wonderful https://t.co/1ekQQYexDY

— Alex Press (@alexnpress) September 9, 2020

Keith Alexander didn't just run the NSA, he was at the forefront of PRISM. You know, that NSA program that spied on all of us until Snowden told everyone about it?

Yeah, he went to Congress to defend it. Cool dude, super great hire.

(unplug your Alexa devices) https://t.co/RMFGAsqlYR

— Logan 'Clippers in 5' Rapp (@Loganchance) September 9, 2020

Nothing to worry about, the US government would never dream of accessing all of data stored on Amazon AWS https://t.co/M3jBiP3aJI

— Micah Lee (@micahflee) September 9, 2020

Alexa, what's one of the creepier news items today? https://t.co/FyrXquf7ir

— J.D. Tuccille (@JD_Tuccille) September 9, 2020

Amazon says it has added retired four-star Army general Keith Alexander to its board of directors. Alexander also previously ran the NSA -- the National Security Agency.

— Jason Del Rey (@DelRey) September 9, 2020

lmao just the other day Amazon PR insisted I remove a clause of a sentence about their data extraction practices because they are not in the business of data extraction https://t.co/YlvjOczWzb

— Edward Ongweso Jr (@bigblackjacobin) September 9, 2020

“Alexander is a controversial figure for many in the tech community because of his involvement in the widespread surveillance systems revealed by the Snowden leaks.” ? https://t.co/OBzk5GbDEt

— Doomscrolling Eternal (@hypervisible) September 9, 2020

I argued last year that Amazon has become the world’s largest surveillance company: https://t.co/5Vty2NHdsB Some thought I was exaggerating... https://t.co/6EG984G6xp

— Will Oremus (@WillOremus) September 9, 2020

?? It turns out "Hey Alexa" is short for "Hey Keith Alexander." Yes, the Keith Alexander personally responsible for the unlawful mass surveillance programs that caused a global scandal. And Amazon Web Services (AWS) host ~6% of all websites. ??https://t.co/6hkzsHjxh9

— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) September 9, 2020

Power protects power but for fun let's remember 2013 when Snowden risked everything to let us know & in response tech monopolies wagged fingers at bad US gov't and screamed CiVil LiBeRTieS and showed us their transparency reports...and here we are https://t.co/CFFTktj0Di

— Meredith Whittaker (@mer__edith) September 9, 2020

Thank god the US isn’t “authoritarian” otherwise this could be worrying https://t.co/G2xvSSA50b

— Adam H. Johnson (@adamjohnsonNYC) September 9, 2020

during the Snowden debacle, specifically https://t.co/cHjBbqs6eL

— Tony Romm (@TonyRomm) September 9, 2020

Oh hell no. https://t.co/caNE3SX2H6

— Mike Masnick (@mmasnick) September 9, 2020

I’ve been warning about the dangers of Amazon for years, and nobody wanted to hear it.

I’d say perhaps more people will listen now, but I know they won’t. https://t.co/VlQKYAJ2T6

— Michael Krieger (@LibertyBlitz) September 9, 2020

In case anyone was not taking surveillance capitalism literally enough, https://t.co/OGr8eTxB0i

— Brian Merchant (@bcmerchant) September 9, 2020

When you have experience leading dystopian panopticonic hellscapes, there's only one place left to go....

Also, I guess IronNet is either doing swimmingly now or is a sinking ship that a founder needs to start identifying escape routes? https://t.co/Pgtx1kJKBS

— Joe Slowik ? (@jfslowik) September 9, 2020

nice resume dude https://t.co/lQrQznMbBR pic.twitter.com/1r9kmwx3rD

— ziad jarrah is innocent ?️⃤ (@AllegedlyZo) September 9, 2020

We’re thrilled to elect a new member to our Board of Directors this month. Welcome, General Keith Alexander! https://t.co/iJDrgUJEjd pic.twitter.com/pZkW2anlJ0

— Amazon News (@amazonnews) September 9, 2020

Nothing to see here folks. https://t.co/0LmDscYugE

— Mike Coudrey (@MichaelCoudrey) September 9, 2020

looking forward to the expertise this man brings https://t.co/i1OIFoass2

— Ryan Mac ? (@RMac18) September 9, 2020

Thinking of that article about Silicon Valley hiring where HR simply assumed by default that if you had a major gap in your resume with no or only a flimsy excuse that you were a spook https://t.co/DoG6zDQZXl

— marquis de posade (@acczibit) September 10, 2020

Because of course. I remember when Keith Alexander pitched setting up a Wall Street-NSA alliance to go after bad cybersecurity actors. He would of course be a highly paid consultant to this alliance. https://t.co/MC4Hq3Dq9B

— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) September 10, 2020

"We knew that we had to monitor our enemies. We've also come to realize that we need to monitor the people who are monitoring them..."
"...Well who's gonna monitor the monitors of the monitors?"
Alexa! https://t.co/yrB5eqGaCC

— Subrahmanyam KVJ (@SuB8u) September 10, 2020

They don’t even bother hiding the US Deep State and US Megatech links anymore, lol https://t.co/Y3P9BrVHqL

— Carl Zha (@CarlZha) September 10, 2020

Gen. Keith Alexander was head of NSA when it secretly built a massive domestic surveillance system aimed at Americans - the one an appellate court just ruled likely illegal.

Amazon just appointed him to its Board of Directors, again showing who they are:https://t.co/6s5VAeRIMK

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) September 9, 2020

Amazon adds new member of its board of directors General Keith Alexander… a #CubeAlumni on the movehttps://t.co/N8zesfRhNN

— theCUBE (@theCUBE) September 10, 2020

Former NSA chief Keith Alexander has joined Amazon’s board of directors - The Verge https://t.co/a63yFyl80q

Alexander served as the public face of US data collection during the Edward Snowden leaks

— lunamoth (@lunamoth) September 10, 2020

Has anyone else had enough of corrupt retired General?

General Keith Alexander, who ran the NSA while they were illegally wiretapping and collecting data on all Americans, is now on Amazon's board.

Remember, Amazon also has the Cloud deal for the CIA.https://t.co/yB1fl2CEwa

— Truth (@1foreverseeking) September 10, 2020

A top weapons industry lobbyist is in charge of the Dept of War so what the heck, why not? https://t.co/eKfQgOmfNX

— Climate Clock (@Tav_assoli) September 10, 2020

General Keith Alexander, who oversaw the National Security Agency when Edward Snowden revealed its illegal wiretapping and data collection programmes, has joined Amazon’s board as a director. https://t.co/zQ6jX2a8n5

— Richard Wellings (@RichardWellings) September 10, 2020

Nothing to see here, just the public face of the NSA's massive domestic surveillance program unveiled by @Snowden joining Amazon's board of directors.https://t.co/XZc9jkKV3J

— Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) September 10, 2020

?? It turns out "Hey Alexa" is short for "Hey Keith Alexander." Yes, the Keith Alexander personally responsible for the unlawful mass surveillance programs that caused a global scandal. And Amazon Web Services (AWS) host ~6% of all websites. ??https://t.co/6hkzsHjxh9

— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) September 9, 2020

THREAD: Alexander's cybersecurity company, IronNet, is responsible for "protecting" key parts of the US power grid and, thanks to Covid, US hospitals (which they "protect for free"). They also claim Iran will imminently attack THESE SAME SERVICES.https://t.co/Xi63viyyAJ

— Whitney Webb (@_whitneywebb) September 9, 2020

A match made in hell: Former NSA chief Keith Alexander is now on the board of surveillance-loving Amazon. https://t.co/2qt87GHbBl

— Free Press (@freepress) September 10, 2020

Nothing to see here folks. https://t.co/NfljKQOfFC

— GreenEggsnHam (@HamEggsnSam) September 10, 2020

There is no meaningful difference between the security state and the tech industry—except perhaps less accountability in the private sector.

The goal must be to strengthen democratic control of both through public policy and worker organizing.https://t.co/bypjlNILaa

— NYC-DSA Tech Action? (@NYCDSATechWG) September 10, 2020

Last week @Amazon was caught trying to hire former private military contractors to spy on workers and activists.

They claimed it was a mistake.

Today they place the former head of the NSA on the board, yes, the one who Snowden exposed.https://t.co/lfXyX7sTJg

— Athena ? (@athenaforall) September 9, 2020

As if the world wasn't scary enough.
Amazon names ex-NSA chief Keith Alexander to its board https://t.co/oeJxmVTRT1 via @CNET

— Sue⭐️⭐️⭐️FreeFlynn (@SueCFlorida) September 10, 2020

LMFAO! Amazon = big government https://t.co/8d1o23SAqD

— przidnt (@przidnt1) September 10, 2020