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And why we still have terrorists?

• dunkelheit 10y ago
  obviously because not enough resources were poured into these programs. /s
• Zigurd 10y ago
  Because terrorists establish normal-seeming patterns of movement that do not diverge from that pattern until it is too late. Whereas if you take some time off from work to attend a protest, the FBI knows to come knocking on your door to ask pointed questions about your friends. That's what's pernicious about these programs. They're not good enough to focus on terrorists, but there is plenty of fodder for harassment of protesters.
  • nacs 10y ago
    Also I'm thinking they don't use smartphones that leak all kinds of other data and instead cycle thorugh simple, cheap/pre-paid, disposable phones which would make establishing long-term patterns more difficult.