Updated April 2, 2015

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence was created in 2004 to serve as central authority for intelligence activities in the United States. To illustrate its mission, several years ago the agency created a poster outlining a series of eight goals that the agency believed would lead to "the most insightful intelligence possible."

Unfortunately, this list of goals, which is still in use today, does not include language related to privacy, civil liberties, or the Constitution.

So what if the ODNI's official mission statement reflected the ideals of a free society as opposed to just the goals of a spy network? Here's our rewrite, with the underlined text representing our proposed additions to the text:

An earlier version of this post ran on April Fools Day. Here's the original prank text:

Leaked ODNI Mission Statement Reveals Radical Changes to Intelligence Community's Guiding Philosophy

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence was created in 2004 to serve as central authority for intelligence activities in the United States. To illustrate its mission, several years ago the agency created a poster outlining a series of eight goals that the agency believed would lead to "the most insightful intelligence possible."

Unfortunately, this list of goals, which is still in use today, does not include language related to privacy, civil liberties, or the Constitution.

That's about to change, according to a leaked draft of an updated mission poster. After coming under fire over the last two years, DNI James Clapper has apparently decided to integrate concepts of freedom and human rights into the intelligence community's vision.

The underlined text represents proposed additions to the text.

Just kidding. April Fools!

The text is what we think the ODNI's official mission statement would look like if it reflected the ideals of a free society as opposed to just the goals of a spy network.