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frazzled

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6. The "Be Afraid" crowd

Thu May 29, 2014, 11:37 AM

May 2014

is actually on the Snowden side. They ought to have a color-coded alert system to warn citizens of NSA risks:

SEVERE
The NSA has a camera in your pants

HIGH
The NSA has the ability to turn your iPhone on

ELEVATED
Significant risk that the NSA has found a phone link in Yemen

GUARDED
General risk of spying from NSA

LOW
The NSA is collecting bulk phone metadata

The scare tactics are childish and, to date, pretty unfounded. Many are based on what the NSA (and by extension, almost any other sophisticated tech operation) is "capable" of doing. Not that they've done anything harmful, mind you ... just that they have the capability, according to a high-school dropout.

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I think the NSA fans would feel safer if we brought back this system...... [View all] Logical May 2014 OP

If that system was launched under this administation, they'd defend it to the end villager May 2014 #1

+1000! nt Logical May 2014 #3

Who are these "NSA Fans" of which you speak? The overwhelming majority of posters on DU KittyWampus May 2014 #2

So there are none? That is your claim? nt Logical May 2014 #4

No. treestar May 2014 #5

I am glad the NSA makes you feel safer! nt Logical May 2014 #8

I didn't say it does treestar May 2014 #13

The "Be Afraid" crowd frazzled May 2014 #6

No, the people hating Snowden think he risked our national.... Logical May 2014 #7

Not very "Logical" frazzled May 2014 #10

...sophisticated tech operation... yallerdawg May 2014 #12

Leave Comrade Eddie alone!!11!1...nt SidDithers May 2014 #9

I used to trivialize people who's opinions were different than mine by using crafted back-handed LanternWaste May 2014 #11

I will strive to be more like you! nt Logical May 2014 #14