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That's bullshit imho, Snowden's documents showed that GCHQ spied on American citizens & NSA spied on British citizens so that they could bypass the whole "don't
by rjaco31 11y ago
That's bullshit imho, Snowden's documents showed that GCHQ spied on American citizens & NSA spied on British citizens so that they could bypass the whole "don't spy on nationals" rule.
- tedunangst 11y agoI clipped the next three words since they didn't seem relevant but maybe they are. "the document suggests." so some snowden documents are bullshit and some aren't?
- btilly 11y agoEvery Snowden document is authentically what someone in a large and complex organization said. That someone may or may not have had accurate information. If you've ever talked to 2 co-workers who have a different understanding of a particular decision, then you know the phenomena. That said, it would be perfectly plausible that spy agencies could have maintained a policy of, "We will passively collect and analyze all transmissions, including our own citizens" along with one of, "We will actively infect devices, but make an attempt not to be attacking our own citizens in the process." So it is possible that both documents were completely correct.
- tedunangst 11y agoAll true. Mostly I'm just entertained by how HN resolves apparent conflicts between documents, and which bullet points trump which other bullet points.