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This is ridiculous. I'm getting downvoted for this, despite the various comments demonstrating that they aren't sure why WMF is involved either. My recollecti
by powera 4y ago
This is ridiculous. I'm getting downvoted for this, despite the various comments demonstrating that they aren't sure why WMF is involved either.
My recollection from reading about this way back in 2016 was that it was about communication between WMF employees, not user data. And to have standing, they should be demonstrating harm, not just saying "the technical ability to spy on our communications exists".
- ff317 4y agoIt was and is about user traffic, not employees. WMF was at least implied to be one of the specific targets, because NSA had the Wikipedia logo on some slides about this program which were leaked by Snowden. Also, there was research showing the "chilling effect" - controversial articles saw less traffic in the wake of said leaks.