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> That could be true? IIRC, PRISM was less about direct access, and more about abusing every potential method of gaining information. Direct access to the dat
by realusername 3y ago
> That could be true? IIRC, PRISM was less about direct access, and more about abusing every potential method of gaining information.
Direct access to the data was mentioned in the Guardian and other newspapers
- KerrAvon 3y agoNewspapers often get details wrong.
- peoplefromibiza 3y agoAnd mega-corporations often lie.
- realusername 3y agoThey got that from the leaked documents though
- lern_too_spel 3y agoIt was not mentioned in the leaked documents that the Guardian published. Instead, it said that the data came "directly from" the tech companies (who responded to wiretap requests on specific accounts). Greenwald couldn't be bothered to understand what the documents said and hallucinated the phrase "direct access" like a low capacity language model, but we on HN are functionally literate.