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5. I'm stunned...I thought for sure that must be your title instead of Forbes.

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Wed Aug 14, 2013, 06:38 PM

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NSA, DEA, IRS Lie About Fact That Americans Are Routinely Spied On By Our Government: Time For A... [View all] WillyT Aug 2013 OP

I know exactly who should be appointed to investigate... burnodo Aug 2013 #1

Oliver North? Scotter Libby? Dick-head Cheney? nm rhett o rick Aug 2013 #4

ya, like that's gonna happen... FirstLight Aug 2013 #2

Its an authoritarian wet dream. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #3

You're apt to be alerted on. The authoritarians here dont like to be called authoritarians. nm rhett o rick Aug 2013 #6

You will note I did not include Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #7

I'm stunned...I thought for sure that must be your title instead of Forbes. dkf Aug 2013 #5

I Don't Write 'Em... I Just Report 'Em... WillyT Aug 2013 #8

Well you couldn't be more on target than that anyway! dkf Aug 2013 #9

Does Obama still stand by his stmt there's no spying? leftstreet Aug 2013 #10

There is a fine line between rhetoric and lying. We would like to know his rhett o rick Aug 2013 #11

Yes... Apparently Plain English Doesn't Do It There Days... WillyT Aug 2013 #13

But, but no where does it mention meta-data, therefore it's fair game. nm rhett o rick Aug 2013 #15

Its not YOUR persons, houses, papers or effects. phleshdef Aug 2013 #16

Evidently Google is now claiming that the contents of Gmail have no expectation of privacy Fumesucker Aug 2013 #17

I'd say most of them have clauses in their terms of service that would allow them to make... phleshdef Aug 2013 #20

Dude... When Was The Last Time You, Or Anyone Of Us, Actually Read The TOS We Agreed To ??? WillyT Aug 2013 #18

Yea, I don't read that stuff. phleshdef Aug 2013 #19

Hell they don't even read them here.......... Historic NY Aug 2013 #26

And, if all the ISPs are subject to NSA demands, etc., what option do consumers have? spooky3 Aug 2013 #35

Lets see what Joe Biden said about the government mining of metadata in 2006: bvar22 Aug 2013 #45

Why don't you try reading what I said and THEN respond? phleshdef Aug 2013 #49

Oh come on, thats not fair DJ13 Aug 2013 #52

Kick And Recommend cantbeserious Aug 2013 #12

kick burnodo Aug 2013 #14

That Forbes Article is Fantastic Read...and Here's a Snip: KoKo Aug 2013 #21

+1000000000 woo me with science Aug 2013 #22

+1 leftstreet Aug 2013 #24

Poindexter their asses n/t hootinholler Aug 2013 #41

Yes, indeed! DeSwiss Aug 2013 #23

this stuff will never stop... dtom67 Aug 2013 #25

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ,,,,,,,,,,,, /nt Cryptoad Aug 2013 #27

You're New... Right ??? WillyT Aug 2013 #28

Hardly /nt Cryptoad Aug 2013 #31

Ok... WillyT Aug 2013 #37

Ohhhhhh Cryptoad Aug 2013 #43

Resurrection Alert! eom 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #38

huh? /nt Cryptoad Aug 2013 #44

What was/is your "other" DU Screen name? bvar22 Aug 2013 #46

Reading is a critical skill.... Cryptoad Aug 2013 #48

Aaah, what would the first author know about these matters? spooky3 Aug 2013 #29

When are they Cryptoad Aug 2013 #32

You can bet that the authors would be sued if what they reported were groundless. spooky3 Aug 2013 #34

That's what a special prosecutor's job is. Thanks for agreeing with the OP (nt) muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #50

Fitzmas 2.2.31.f IDemo Aug 2013 #30

Is the Cryptoad Aug 2013 #33

It would be nice if you would discuss the article instead of snarking thru the thread. nt Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #40

The original thread Cryptoad Aug 2013 #42

K&R eom 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #36

K and R nt Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #39

ROFL snooper2 Aug 2013 #47

Fiber Optic Products > Splitter Cabinets muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #51

:) snooper2 Aug 2013 #53

The main point is that the whistleblower describes the NSA equipment muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #54

The whistleblower doesn't really know what he is talking about snooper2 Aug 2013 #55

Why do you say "it doesn't work like that" and then proceed to describe it working like that? muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #56

because when he says a "portion", if he knew he wouldn't use that word snooper2 Aug 2013 #57

Why do you think the word 'portion' is not suitable? muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #58

Well Done! bvar22 Aug 2013 #59

K & R AzDar Aug 2013 #60