I blame activists that were satisfied by the changes in the USA FREEDOM ACT, which in fact made the problem worsehttps://twitter.com/theintercept/status/729012437010284544 …
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Replying to @ErrataRob
@ErrataRob USAF changes are unrelated to increased back door searches. Also, likely their counting got better when it became mandated1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel Hmmm. Is it just me, or does that article seem to confuse the 702 database with the metadata database?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @ErrataRob
@emptywheel Re-reading, I guess it's not confused, just mixed together.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @ErrataRob
@ErrataRob One of things that IS confused is suggestion there's a great big DB containing nothing but 702 data that everyone taps into1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel well, now there is a metadata database, maintained by the phone companies, the the NSA, FBI, DEA, IRS, etc. tap into...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @ErrataRob
@emptywheel ...that the non-NSA entities can access now that they couldn't access before, because USA FREEDOM3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @ErrataRob
@ErrataRob You're an expert: How much USP phone metadata could you collect offshore using SS7? What percentage of US to US packets?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel very little, actually, unless you were obviously hacking the system in ways that people would eventually notice2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @ErrataRob
@emptywheel and even then, if you knew it was US-US, then domestic rules would apply, even though you were offshore4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@ErrataRob Also, obviously, every foreign to US communication can be collected at least 2X, easier to do/get more data overseas.
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