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This illustrates how slippery the distinction between communications data and metadata really is. The examples in the first paragraph would all just record that

This illustrates how slippery the distinction between communications data and metadata really is. The examples in the first paragraph would all just record that you had been to www.reddit.com.

petra 10y ago
It's quite to look at your history and determine that you visited /r/The_Donald often, with good likelihood, automatically.
- ForHackernews 10y ago
  Seriously, nobody at GCHQ cares that you support Donald Trump.
  - m0nty 10y ago
    It was my slightly flippant example. I'm sure everyone knows that.
  - austinjp 10y ago
    SELECT * FROM dudes_with_doubleplusbad_opinions; It's about profiling, how that profile is determined, and who accesses it under what circumstances.