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2008-12-06 Science & Technology

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Posted by Anonymoose 2008-12-06 15:59|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Bet you it doesn't work.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2008-12-06 16:09|| 2008-12-06 16:09|| Front Page Top

#2 That is what we want you to think.

Posted by DarthVader 2008-12-06 16:35|| 2008-12-06 16:35|| Front Page Top

#3 Why no apply to our enemies instead of ourselves?

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Posted by 3dc 2008-12-06 16:36|| 2008-12-06 16:36|| Front Page Top

#4 OK, I know it won't work, but it will make some people very rich.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2008-12-06 17:05|| 2008-12-06 17:05|| Front Page Top

#5 "exactly what Americans were doing"

Excuse me, but Bamford is FULL OF SHIT on this point.

He is not privy to certain NSA and other directives that specifically forbid activities involving US Persons, which means non-Americans as well as Americans.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-12-06 18:10|| 2008-12-06 18:10|| Front Page Top

#6 ooooooh! Walmart!!!1!! even got worked into this nonsense

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-12-06 18:14|| 2008-12-06 18:14|| Front Page Top

#7 "Bamford describes former NSA Director Mike Hayden's goals for the data-mining center as knowing "exactly what Americans were doing day by day, hour by hour, and second by second."

That is the job of the FBI. NSA handles stuff outside of the US. It is actually against the law to intercept communications of anyone legally inside the US without a court (FISA) order.

Posted by crosspatch 2008-12-06 18:31|| 2008-12-06 18:31|| Front Page Top

#8 I am assured that there is no such agency.
And besides, even if there were, why would they especially care what I read on the throne?

Posted by eLarson 2008-12-06 18:31|| 2008-12-06 18:31|| Front Page Top

#9 No longer able to store all the intercepted phone calls and e-mail in its secret city

I didn't realize they kept the printouts....

Seamonkey 1.0.5 here. The button bar is jumpy (as it was in Opera).

Posted by KBK 2008-12-06 19:00|| 2008-12-06 19:00|| Front Page Top

#10 Secret city? Has American geography been altered while I wasn't looking?

the new NSA building may eventually be able to hold all the information in the world.

At the rate the amount of information is increasing? I rather doubt that.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2008-12-06 19:54|| 2008-12-06 19:54|| Front Page Top

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