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mike_c

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2. I believe there's a big difference between gathering intel on military or industrial capacity...

Reply to Shivering Jemmy (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 4, 2013, 07:39 PM

Oct 2013

...and hoovering up any and all private communications and data from innocent citizens-- of ANY country. The former is legitimate spying and prudent. The latter is an egregious invasion of personal privacy and is GUARANTEED to be abused. If it hasn't been abused yet, it will be. Count on it.

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NSA Justifies Hacking World's Digital Communications... [View all] Indi Guy Oct 2013 OP

So do I Shivering Jemmy Oct 2013 #1

I believe there's a big difference between gathering intel on military or industrial capacity... mike_c Oct 2013 #2

I don't know why it's so difficult for some... Indi Guy Oct 2013 #18

Yeah but it's not their job to illegally turn the spy apparatus on American citizens... Indi Guy Oct 2013 #8

NSA SamKnause Oct 2013 #3

Stop reading my e-mail, fuckheads. This is non-negotiable. Jack Rabbit Oct 2013 #4

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2013 #10

So, how do they know which e-mails contain KEY WORDS unless they go through the ones that don't? Jack Rabbit Oct 2013 #12

Not so fast there newbie. Checkout this partial list of keywords the spooks look for... Indi Guy Oct 2013 #14

I propose a random generator for sorts for all US citizens that includes one of those target words. NoodleyAppendage Oct 2013 #15

Here you go... Indi Guy Oct 2013 #17

"No reports of abuse has ever been detected?" Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #16

There is one justification that trumps all others: "The Republicans are worse." AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #5

"The appearance of law must be upheld, especially when it's being broken." n/t geomon666 Oct 2013 #6

Not true, proven false, lies, not factual, untrue, fabrication, whopper, misrepresentation, misrepre RC Oct 2013 #7

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2013 #9

Chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaange. blkmusclmachine Oct 2013 #11

Infecting computers with man in the middle attacks enabled with the cooperation of the telcoms... Jesus Malverde Oct 2013 #13

Hi, Indi Guy. Turborama Oct 2013 #19