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In reply to the discussion: Edward Snowden is a man without honor. [View all]randome
(34,845 posts)But there is no law that prevents anything. You can still murder someone if you want. The best we can do is fill the gaps with rules and regulations to make it less likely for the laws to be abused.
It's the Internet Age. Anyone with a computer can hack into anyone else's computer if they're determined enough. All we have to protect us are laws and the regulations that follow them.
What I would like to know is what kind of approvals at the NSA are needed before data is accessed. Is it sufficient to have, say, three people sign off before a data extract is made? If not, what other kind of safeguards can be added? That's the kind of conversation we need to have, too.
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