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hmm FISA, Gag orders, National Secrecy laws, etc all exist in US law, so tell me again how they are different? Also, as an American Citizen, who has more po
by syshum 5y ago
hmm FISA, Gag orders, National Secrecy laws, etc all exist in US law, so tell me again how they are different?
Also, as an American Citizen, who has more power to put me the individual in a cage, the FSB or NSA?
- sokoloff 5y agoWho has more practical power to force code into a security product that runs in a privileged context, without anyone finding out? I think it’s not the NSA.
- syshum 5y agoWhy do you believe that, the NSA had access to Cisco PIX systems for years and it was only disclosed once those systems started to be replaced with ASA and other newer hardware. I dont believe the NSA, CIA or even the FBI really have any actual legal limits.
- kelnos 5y agoI think it's reasonable to acknowledge that, due to my citizenship and physical residence location, the NSA is probably more of a threat to my personal freedom than the FSB, but also acknowledge that, all things being equal, the FSB is a shadier organization than the NSA, with fewer legal restrictions on its behavior.
- sudosysgen 5y agoThere are no relevant legal restrictions on the NSA behaviour. We know that the NSA breaks the law without any consequences. This idea that Western intelligence is any less corrupt and morally bankrupt, and indeed any less willing to interfere with people outside their borders as anyone else is frankly entirely ridiculous.