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In theory. In practice if they want to get you they'll use parallel construction.
by dsfyu404ed 8y ago
In theory. In practice if they want to get you they'll use parallel construction.
- chiefalchemist 8y agoAgreed. Considering this is coming so longer after the Snowden revelations I have to believe it means some sort of Plan B has been sorted out and Congress has gotten the okay to outlaw what is soon to be obsolete.
- tremon 8y agoYes. The cynic in me immediately concluded after reading the headline: "then either the UK's or Australia's hoovering apparatus is finally up to spec, and the NSA can get the data from them".
- chiefalchemist 8y agoYes. I'm presuming there's some sort of off-shore component to Plan B. It's not illegal if you're outside the law.
- jancsika 8y agoYou're depending on undefined behavior of the term "you". For example, if "you" means the singular poster then you are correct and your comment is a truism. However, if "you" means the citizenry then the cost of parallel construction at scale clearly exceeds the cost of using the mass collection program currently under discussion. Edit: clarification
- fwsgonzo 8y agoThat may have been true at one point ... but is that still the case now? What about 5-10 years from now, with additional IoT devices.