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I know hunches don't count for anything on HN, and we still don't have enough information, and may never. But I think this is right, they're storing all major f
by b6 13y ago
I know hunches don't count for anything on HN, and we still don't have enough information, and may never. But I think this is right, they're storing all major forms of communication. If so, it's incredibly dangerous.
- zalzane 13y ago>If so, it's incredibly dangerous. I think it's absolutely thrilling. Just imagine, all it takes is one disgruntled, lucky cypherpunk to crack into the NSA content database and reveal its content to all. Unencrypted emails, text messages, phone calls between you and your mum. Let's be honest, leaking that database is probably what it's going to take to see any kind of real attention/change on this issue.
- marshray 13y agoMaybe that's what those 19998 other unreleased documents are.
- daywalker 13y agoI haven't seen 20,000 documents reported anywhere, or perhaps I just missed it. Do you have a link to an article mentioning this? Thanks.
- marshray 13y agoI don't recall where I heard that, I may be mistaken. I'll keep looking around and update here when/if I find it again. EDIT: Possibly http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/11/us/how-edward-j-snowden-orchestrated-a-blockbuster-story.html?pagewanted=all http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/11/us/how-edward-j-snowden-or... "Mr. Snowden has now turned over archives of “thousands” of documents, according to Mr. Greenwald, and “dozens” are newsworthy."