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He called using SKYPE which belongs to Microsoft. We know of both companies to partner with the NSA. So they have at least - all chats and most certainly - a
by frank_boyd 13y ago
He called using SKYPE which belongs to Microsoft. We know of both companies to partner with the NSA.
So they have at least
- all chats and most certainly
- all calls converted to text
at their disposal.
So it looks like an intimidation attempt.
- bdg 13y agoSometimes those of us so ingrained in the world of HackerNews forget what life of people in other fields of work is like. I highly doubt this was a jedi-level intimidation tactic from the handbook they provide to the switchboard operator after training them to respond in sophisticated ways to people calling in. Rather, I'm more convinced this was the train-of-thought: Someone's calling, the call is weird, lets get their name.
- httpagent 13y agoI'd like to believe that a phone operator at that level would not have clearance to see that type of information on a whim. I'm not saying its impossible, but if it were that available the Snowden revelations would have occurred much sooner.
- tripzilch 13y agohow would the call centre operator know it was Skype? I only knew when I heard the particular disconnect sound, and she wouldn't even have heard that.