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bemildred

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4. Well yeah, but they can't claim misunderstanding now either.

Reply to Erich Bloodaxe BSN (Reply #2)

Sun May 24, 2015, 07:30 AM

May 2015

And the section 215 fig leaf is gone. So they have to be a lot more secret or a lot more blatant. My money is on the first of those, and hence greater restrictions on collection, and a big effort in more underhanded methods of collection.

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NSA winds down once-secret phone-records collection program [View all] Jesus Malverde May 2015 OP

This will be interesting, will they really shut it down? nt bemildred May 2015 #1

Who's watching the watchers to make sure they actually are? Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #2

Well yeah, but they can't claim misunderstanding now either. bemildred May 2015 #4

Suuure they will... pipoman May 2015 #3

Jobs are at stake, massive quantities of computer hardware will lie idle in warehouses. bemildred May 2015 #5

They can just turn off a couple of nukes, and it's all good Demeter May 2015 #12

No. It will continue under a disguise. lastlib May 2015 #17

They were doing it before the PATRIOT Act and they will continue afterwards. Android3.14 May 2015 #6

We know what happens to whistle blowers in America. newfie11 May 2015 #7

Not sure if I buy they are winding it down, especially this far in advance. merrily May 2015 #8

I certainly would never trust those f*ckers..... lastlib May 2015 #18

Nothing in the AP story describes any winding down activity. Its only a headline with no substance. Ford_Prefect May 2015 #9

the NSA head has lied to congress before. Color me skeptical. Countdown_3_2_1 May 2015 #10

Just keep the pressure on, so they don't sneak back! Demeter May 2015 #11

The program that never existed is winding down? joanbarnes May 2015 #13

TIA being cancelled again? reddread May 2015 #14

c'mon... who believes this? ...nt quadrature May 2015 #15

Liars. nt woo me with science May 2015 #16