GCHQ(NSA) tap fibre-optic cables for secret access to world's communications

[Jarla]

84. Thank You!

I'd never heard of Gibson before, but I read through the transcript of Gibson's podcast, and his explanation sounded very sensible. But I've since seen other explanations of how PRISM works and what it does.

Gibson's explanation seems to be based mostly on his own analysis and speculation. He could very well be wrong, but I don't get the impression that he's deliberately trying to mislead his audience. (I could be completely wrong about that; like I said, I'd never heard of him before so I don't know his history.)

I do suspect, though, that some other "sources" are being deliberately obtuse and confusing in the explanations that they are giving reporters. Because the explanations I've read in various articles don't all match.

Which is interesting. Because we now have a pretty clear idea of what MAINWAY is. It's the database that stores the metadata for phone calls. But PRISM is actually still quite mysterious.



But I do agree with you that there's a lot to work with just with the leaks and the lies.