@emptywheel @henryfarrell I have no clue what the NSA did. My argument is NYT story doesn't know either, so it's basically a Rorschach test.
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@emptywheel@henryfarrell Hence, circular reasoning: If you believe NSA collects everything, you believe they did in this case. If not... ??3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Swopa "if you believe they collect everything" Is that ideology you're accusing me of? I believe they fully exploit targets.@henryfarrell1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@emptywheel@henryfarrell Should I ask what the difference is, or wait until I can afford an electron microscope first? :)2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Swopa In other words, we're talking abt an entity that US and Aus has very specific interest in collecting very broadly on@henryfarrell1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@emptywheel@henryfarrell And the reason this differs from "NSA collects everything" (in a 140-character context) is... ??1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Swopa Targets are what the "collect everything" metadata serves to pinpoint, to then get comprehensive collections on.@henryfarrell1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@emptywheel So? (You're sliding into minutiae without explaining what it means in terms of the NYT article.)2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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Swopa Retweeted emptywheel
@emptywheel Um, "collect everything" seems to be phrase you were objecting to here: https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/435218746701905920 … Are you now agreeing with me?!Swopa added,
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