podfish
07-31-2013, 03:15 PM
<quote><quote><quote>The purpose of XKeyscore is to allow analysts to search the metadata as well as the content of emails and other internet activity, such as browser history, even when there is no known email account
Analysts can also search by name, telephone number, IP address, keywords, the language in which the internet activity was conducted or the type of browser used.</quote></quote></quote><quote><quote><quote></quote>
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and to me, the most revealing part, because of the two ways to read the next sentence - what's the real threat from compiling such a comprehensive database??
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<quote><quote><quote><quote>The NSA documents assert that by 2008, 300 terrorists had been captured using intelligence from XKeyscore.</quote></quote></quote></quote>
they seem to think they're keeping us safe, but by compiling this data which they can't protect, they've enabled the guys they claim to fear.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/31/nsa-top-secret-program-online-data
Analysts can also search by name, telephone number, IP address, keywords, the language in which the internet activity was conducted or the type of browser used.</quote></quote></quote><quote><quote><quote></quote>
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and to me, the most revealing part, because of the two ways to read the next sentence - what's the real threat from compiling such a comprehensive database??
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<quote><quote><quote><quote>The NSA documents assert that by 2008, 300 terrorists had been captured using intelligence from XKeyscore.</quote></quote></quote></quote>
they seem to think they're keeping us safe, but by compiling this data which they can't protect, they've enabled the guys they claim to fear.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/31/nsa-top-secret-program-online-data