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This is different because it's not about espionage. The NSA can do tons of stuff that normal police forces can only dream about. But the NSA doesn't have to wor
by sigmoid10 2y ago
This is different because it's not about espionage. The NSA can do tons of stuff that normal police forces can only dream about. But the NSA doesn't have to worry about courts or juries or even evidence. It's a totally different game when you want to crack down on criminals using the law vs dropping bombs on terrorists and military targets.
- nextaccountic 2y agoThere's this thing called parallel construction It works like this: NSA brings the illegal evidence, and agencies like FBI and DEA launders it, building a fake case that omits the illegal evidence but includes other evidence that were obtained from it, rewriting history to make it seem like the investigation never ever used illegal means. It's like git rebase, but for criminal investigations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_construction#By_the_United_States_Drug_Enforcement_Administration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_construction#By_the_U...
- _djo_ 2y agoWhile parallel construction is usually dodgy as hell, it still requires that there be sufficient evidence obtainable through legal means to build a case. It's kind of like a journalist getting information off the record from a source. They can't use that for a story, and the only way they can write about it is if they can find enough on the record or on background sourcing or data to be able to back it up.