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The assertions in the article are not "speculative horseshit". In 2011, Netflix+Youtube+BitTorrent alone were over 50% of internet traffic [1], and all three ha
by john_b 13y ago
The assertions in the article are not "speculative horseshit". In 2011, Netflix+Youtube+BitTorrent alone were over 50% of internet traffic [1], and all three have likely grown since then. The NSA has no interest in the vast majority of this traffic.
The exact numbers are speculative because nobody has data accurate enough to determine them with any real certainty, but the point is that the NSA is misleading the public about the extent of its surveilance by orders of magnitude.
[1] http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/17/netflix-largest-internet-traffic/ http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/17/netflix-largest-internet-tr...
- GHFigs 13y agonobody has data accurate enough to determine them with any real certainty You mean, other than, y'know...a classified document by the NSA describing what proportion of estimated total internet traffic they look at?
- bandushrew 13y agowhat makes you think the number mentioned in the classified document is, or intended to be, accurate?
- bulatb 13y agoTotal internet traffic is not the total volume of communications. What you're saying is like saying that your county's prosecutor has a 0.25% conviction rate because 1% of residents are charged with crimes and 25% are found guilty. Measurements are useless if you measure the wrong thing.