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The NSA has stated that they cannot be effective at paying internationally without picking up data on Americans every so often. The effort to reduce the number
by codex 13y ago
The NSA has stated that they cannot be effective at paying internationally without picking up data on Americans every so often. The effort to reduce the number of accidental collections to zero would be astronomical. Given that, Americans must decide if they want a foreign intelligence service like every other world power, or not.
- coldtea 13y agoAs if they trully only collect on foreigners and the other stuff is "accidental". That's for small children who also believe in Santa.
- acqq 13y agoThe topic now however is lying and misleading the public on unconstitutional acts by the highest members of the government who formally are supposed to protect the mentioned constitution, not the possible technological problems of executing some specific spying actions and protecting the constitution at the same time.
- lispm 13y agoThe US Americans also need to decide if they would monitor the world-wide Internet traffic and other communication channels full-scale. If so, the US will have less influence, less mindshare, less business. The US will have the fate of an empire few need and which is not sufficiently funded: morally and financially.