@Krhawkins5 @normative Also it's a blow to have Congress explicitly permit mass spying for the first time.
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@manish_vij@Krhawkins5 People keep saying that. USAF does nothing of the sort.4 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@normative@Krhawkins5 Read law, you seem correct. Hey@emptywheel, does USAF Redux explicitly authorize bulk collection of any data?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@manish_vij But it's kind of wrong Q bc it accepts IC definition of bulk, which is not normal English def.@normative@Krhawkins51 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@emptywheel Can this be secretly redefined? https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2048/text#toc-H1FD772A2FA1341AEBCFEA96D1D69D8D6@normative …@Krhawkins5pic.twitter.com/GYRKP78PN9
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Replying to @manish_vij
@manish_vij And again, that's all IC's definition of bulk, not ordinary human definition.@Krhawkins51 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel So you think, eg, "account" can be defined as Vzn despite the specific exclusion of electronic providers?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @manish_vij
@manish_vij No. Again, the bill DOES prohibit IC-definition bulk collection on Verizon, but not (explicitly) on Western Union.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@emptywheel Agree it doesn't address other data types. But relief it doesn't proactively authorize bulk. Will all come down to SC.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@manish_vij Congress had never knowingly bought off on that definition before. This bill doesn't redefine the term, thereby leaving in place
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