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Don't we have evidence why the number of requests is "surprisingly small"? All this time we assumed that the requests would refer to individuals who were under
by CWuestefeld 13y ago
Don't we have evidence why the number of requests is "surprisingly small"?
All this time we assumed that the requests would refer to individuals who were under suspicion. But the Verizon order tells us differently. Here we've got one, giant request for "every call that passes through Verizon".
It's a huge amount of spying being done, all carried on the back of one (or a handful) of blanket requests.
- bmelton 13y agoAs I understand it, that's possible, but the 'metadata' requests aren't routinely surveyed because they don't capture 'enough' data to constitute something that would require a warrant. To put it in more real world terms, it takes a warrant for me to go into your house and listen to what you're doing, but I am perfectly free to sit outside your house and watch your comings and goings without one. I believe (but do not know) that the current interpretation of the metadata requests is being treated like this, where the NSA simply feels that no warrant is required. Your argument however, probably holds more weight because, at the least, you would very much hope that Verizon and company wouldn't be handing over data without some kind of warrant, even with a 'strong suggestion' from the feds.