@Krhawkins5 Not to mention Paul finished before midnight on his filibuster: McConnell could have invoked cloture. @robertcaruso
@weems Not sure if you read this but it explains what McConnell wanted to gain fr lapsing dragnet. https://www.emptywheel.net/2015/05/23/mitch-mcconnell-and-richard-burrs-authoritarian-power-grab-fails/ …
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@emptywheel as a technologist in love with networks and protocols to me the threat is encryption and weakening of them via NIST/NSA -
@weems One likely explanation for Comey's whining about encryption is that iMessage and FaceTime bypass any potential telecom collection.
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@emptywheel also am I right in saying what is being debated never touches PRISM? -
@weems And because he wants to expand it, it would be integrated with PRISM production for those providers, probably.
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@emptywheel by which I mean to say that he cares not about the dragnet as much as other pieces of the monstrosity that is 215 -
@weems Nope. What he wants to do is expand the dragnet beyond what it was in Stellar Wind. -
@emptywheel so its all about the collection and not about 'preventing crimes' like Comey says weakening encryption will do? :p
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@emptywheel so after reading that it seems to be a lot of the lady doth protest too much on the part of McConnellThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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