In NSA-intercepted data, those not targeted far outnumber the foreigners who are

[TheIrishman]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/in-nsa-intercepted-data-those-not-targeted-far-outnumber-the-foreigners-who-are/2014/07/05/8139adf8-045a-11e4-8572-4b1b969b6322_story.html

<< Files provided by Snowden show extent to which ordinary Web users are caught in the net. >>

[TheIrishman]

NSA intercepts: ordinary internet users "far outnumbered" legal targets

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/06/nsa-intercepts-ordinary-internet-users-outnumbered-legal-targets

<< Washington Post report says half surveillance files collected between 2009 and 2012 belonged to US citizens or residents. >>

[arbitrage001]

There are many level of espionage.  The methods the government using right now is borderline idiocy.

When a person of interest know someone is listening and watching his every move and conversation, do you think he will be honest or will he introduce false information to misdirect the eavesdropper?

Resources going into espionage are better spend fixing underlining problem than provoking your enemy and violating international law.

[Chef Ramsay]

The NSA's job is to categorize political dissidents, among others, not necessarily to do their billed job of stopping terrorism. Terrorism is a ruse to clamp down on liberty and at some point, this will manifest itself.

[arbitrage001]

The NSA's job is to categorize political dissidents, among others, not necessarily to do their billed job of stopping terrorism. Terrorism is a ruse to clamp down on liberty and at some point, this will manifest itself.

"v for vendetta" is a good movie depicting this.

[DannyElfman]

There are many level of espionage.  The methods the government using right now is borderline idiocy.

When a person of interest know someone is listening and watching his every move and conversation, do you think he will be honest or will he introduce false information to misdirect the eavesdropper?

One goal of many of the programs that the NSA employed were to keep the program somewhat a secret, or at least keep the scope of the programs a secret. If someone does not know an attacker is listening to them (and thinks that an attacker is not listening in) then they would have no reason to provide misinformation.

[Honeypot]

No, of course an intelligence organ should never find out intelligence about foreigners! How dare they carry out their primary mission!

Are you fucking high?

[cech4204a]

I didn't understand a word in this news, can someone explain me this in simple way? Snowdens files show that there are 90% of people that are under controll by the NSA ?

[TheIrishman]

The ultimate goal of the NSA is total population control

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/11/the-ultimate-goal-of-the-nsa-is-total-population-control

<< At least 80% of all audio calls, not just metadata, are recorded and stored in the US, says whistleblower William Binney – that's a "totalitarian mentality". >>