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  • NSA Purchases Internet Metadata To Spy on You

    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Fri Feb 2 20:45:24 2024
    NSA Purchases Internet Metadata To Spy on You Without a Warrant


    A new letter from Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) reveals that the agency
    admitted the practice nearly three years ago but would not allow him
    to reveal it.
    ...
    ...
    Such information "can reveal which websites they visit and what apps
    they use," according to a press release from Wyden's office.


    https://reason.com/2024/02/01/nsa-purchases-internet-metadata-to-spy-on-you-without-a-warrant/

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  • From D@21:1/5 to JAB on Sat Feb 3 11:54:02 2024
    On Fri, 2 Feb 2024, JAB wrote:

    NSA Purchases Internet Metadata To Spy on You Without a Warrant


    A new letter from Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) reveals that the agency
    admitted the practice nearly three years ago but would not allow him
    to reveal it.
    ...
    ...
    Such information "can reveal which websites they visit and what apps
    they use," according to a press release from Wyden's office.


    https://reason.com/2024/02/01/nsa-purchases-internet-metadata-to-spy-on-you-without-a-warrant/

    I find it fascinating that they admit to purchasing metadata! Does that
    mean they no longer have the capability of doing it themselves? Have the
    US tech giants become so powerful that NSA needs to rely on them to get
    their work done?

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sat Feb 3 08:48:31 2024
    On Sat, 3 Feb 2024 11:54:02 +0100, D <[email protected]> wrote:

    Does that mean they no longer have the capability
    of doing it themselves?

    I believe using Internet Metadata is just another tool.

    No search warrant, etc., is required. I would assume this data can be
    examined in total for something, or focused upon individuals.

    Such information "can reveal which websites they visit
    and what apps they use,...

    I assume "they" denotes individual names, and with the above
    information, NSA could get a character sense of these people scanned.

    NSA might use this tool to separate the "bad" guys from the "good
    guys," or in other ways. Years ago, for instance, someone I knew had
    his land-line phone tapped (before cell phones), but he was a good guy
    who had associated with a bad guy who stole vehicles. In other words,
    because the good guy talked to the bad guy on the phone, FBI had a
    listing of phone numbers from the bad guy, so the FBI was searching
    for other bad guys to bust.

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