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The more I read about the subject the more I believe all this data is primary used for commercial reasons. What else is to gain from monitoring loads of target
by ohwp 13y ago
The more I read about the subject the more I believe all this data is primary used for commercial reasons.
What else is to gain from monitoring loads of targets without obvious security reasons?
- kaoD 13y agohttp://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jun/16/gchq-intercepted-communications-g20-summits http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jun/16/gchq-intercepted-co...
- motters 13y agoThe biggest component of espionage is always industrial espionage.
- malandrew 13y agoExactly. Personally, I'd be playing the currency markets if I had access to all this data. I'm curious how many people who are monitored are politicians and financiers (bankers/investors). The potential to abuse other economic markets relative to your own is enormous.
- greyman 13y agoBut if you investigate something and a new suspect emerges, you want to hear and analyze his calls in the past, don't you? And how can you achieve this if not by collecting all phone calls?
- PavlovsCat 13y agoBut if you investigate something and a new suspect emerges, you want to hear and analyze his calls in the past, don't you? I do? If they are suspect in a crime for specific reasons, why are those specific reasons not enough leads to follow? As Chomsky said, if you're so worried about terrorism, stop participating in it... as in, The Iraq "War" alone killed so many more people than 9/11, and nobody could even be arsed to look at the debris of the latter before destroying it. This is akin to a wolf saying the chicken need to tell him where they are at all times, to better protect them. Feel free to fall for that once, but then please join the rest of us in the real world.
- ianstallings 13y ago1. To stop dissent. More likely: 2. To award huge government contracts to the collectors and grow the institution at the same time.
- im3w1l 13y agoBlackmailing. Determining who is likely to whistle blow.