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> It seems like he thinks the spying was egregious as well. To be fair there's a lot of people who think NSA has gone overboard, even when those people otherwi
by mpyne 13y ago
> It seems like he thinks the spying was egregious as well.
To be fair there's a lot of people who think NSA has gone overboard, even when those people otherwise consider Snowden a traitor. That would explain why Sen. McCain says that oversight was insufficient while still being upset with DIRNSA for not having proper internal controls to keep an employee (but especially a contractor) from grabbing a hold of so much TS, even across compartmentalized boundaries.
- 001sky 13y agoSPIEGEL: In your opinion, how should intelligence services define the lines that must not be crossed? McCain: The limit should be the potential damage to relations with that country. In other words, is it worth the collateral damage that could result in those techniques being revealed? What would be the reaction of our friends to it? == Yikes. Only bad if you get caught.
- mpyne 13y ago> Only bad if you get caught. That's been the game in international diplomacy since the Sumerians. E.g. this is why French intelligence officials admitted in interviews after the Merkel spying allegations that France does this too, they merely wished they had the NSA's resources. In fact I was surprised at many HN'ers reaction to the Merkel spying allegations, which were surprisingly supportive of the NSA spying (since it wasn't directed against Americans).