@twrweb @electrospaces also, today's reports are about BND getting 800k selectors. is there any number of selectors you *would* call mass?
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Replying to @wiretapped
@wiretapped@twrweb 800.000 would not even be enough for monitoring everyone in Berlin ;-)1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @electrospaces
@electrospaces@twrweb selectors are for tipping and long-term retention; XKS short-term buffer is all they can budget for population-scale2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @wiretapped
@wiretapped@twrweb even when they extend the buffer, they would still use it for sorting out things of interest3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @electrospaces
@electrospaces Again, PPD 28 makes it crystal clear that they at times keep in bulk, meaning everything.@wiretapped@twrweb2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel No, NSA is not allowed to collect bulk data of US persons.@electrospaces@wiretapped1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @twrweb
@twrweb Uh, that's what they do w/Section 215. And they can do whatever they want overseas, EO 12333@electrospaces@wiretapped1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel With 215, not all is collected, only metadata. And you should read chapter 2.3 of EO12333.@electrospaces@wiretapped2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @twrweb
@twrweb I have. You should also read SPCMA.@electrospaces@wiretapped1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel@twrweb@wiretapped SPCMA is for querying data that is already collected2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@electrospaces Of course (tho it's a loophole in EO 12333) @twrweb @wiretapped
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