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NSA program may now be worthless because of public disclosure

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Posted by Dan Darling 2006-02-13 03:15|| || Front Page|| [11130 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The BS in all this is that the privacy laws only apply to the government not corporations.

So next time you are in G-MAIL... Look at the ads next to your open e-mail. TELL ME TRUTHFULLY THAT THEY ARE NOT RELATED TO THE CONTENT OF THAT E-MAIL.

Their are no privacy laws of any major restriction for communications companies.

Posted by 3dc 2006-02-13 03:32|| 2006-02-13 03:32|| Front Page Top

#2 "..it is my hope.."

Whaddya mean, "hope"? How about assembling a capable panel to conduct your own investigation and bring charges on anyone found responsible? Instead of "hoping" that someone will do something, how about getting the ball rolling?

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2006-02-13 10:08|| 2006-02-13 10:08|| Front Page Top

#3 NSA program may now be worthless because of public disclosure

But that was the point of the leak, yes?

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-02-13 10:17|| 2006-02-13 10:17|| Front Page Top

#4 Exactly, Emily! It's a great victory for the NYT (spit), ranking up there with the Pentagon Papers.

Posted by Spot">Spot 2006-02-13 10:51|| 2006-02-13 10:51|| Front Page Top

#5 Yes worthless indeed, it's finished Glenn we're all washed up, jobless.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-02-13 17:22|| 2006-02-13 17:22|| Front Page Top

#6 Difference between this and the Pentagon Papers is that this time the Gov is going to investigate and imprison the leakers and hopefully the NYT people that chose to print this.

Posted by RWV 2006-02-13 17:43|| 2006-02-13 17:43|| Front Page Top

#7 I bet after a little time of saying how useless it is now, everyone will stop paying attention. And then everyone will resume using their telephones, because it really is necessary to talk directly to friends and colleagues. And then... well then once again the intelligence analysts will have plenty to sift through. But do let's tell the reporters how frustrated we are that a wonderfully effective program has been destroyed by their efforts.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-02-13 18:26|| 2006-02-13 18:26|| Front Page Top

#8 Thanks Jane Harman D-Spineless CA, for doing absolutely nothing to keep this secret. She has spent the last weeks trying to distance herself from having been in the loop since 9/11. Only when her party decided to put partisan gain (which didn't pan out, again, did it?) ahead of national security, she was backpedalling so fast she broke a heel

Posted by Frank G 2006-02-13 18:47|| 2006-02-13 18:47|| Front Page Top

#9 basic kinds of software used in analysis of contact lists by the "taps". Note the pretty graphics generated by some tools.

Posted by 3dc 2006-02-13 22:19|| 2006-02-13 22:19|| Front Page Top

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