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The NSA shouldn’t need the telcos to retain these records, just hand them over to the NSA to retain right?
by arcticbull 2y ago
The NSA shouldn’t need the telcos to retain these records, just hand them over to the NSA to retain right?
- ASalazarMX 2y agoIt's a good business decision to make others do your work.
- arcticbull 2y agoGovernment is not a business!
- ASalazarMX 2y agoUSA government sure looks like a business from several angles.
- erikig 2y agoWhich leads me to wonder - were any of the NSA’s own employee, call and SMS records at AT&T part of the comprised data? (edited for grammar)
- stainforth 2y agoRight, if phone records for Congressmen and known (or deduced) DOD were made public would that sway any changes
- AnthonyMouse 2y agoIt's not so much the NSA as various other government agencies. The NSA is hoovering everything up, but if the local cops call them and want access to it, the NSA is going to tell them that they're not even authorized to know whether or not the NSA has that information. Also, something something due process something something American citizens. Whereas if they can get the telcos to keep it then the cops can get it using the third party doctrine. This is basically an end run around the constitution, which is why they like it.