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BelgianMadCow

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22. Nope it isn't. But it could be "up to you" to care about privacy rights beyond your borders

Reply to randome (Reply #21)

Wed Nov 20, 2013, 09:46 PM

Nov 2013

which was the point I was trying to make, maybe too subtly.

But you are entitled to let the britons sort out their own mess. Thanks for explaining your viewpoint.

Personally, I've been thinking the whole legal setup that we've come to know since Bush*'s illegal wiretapping pointed in the direction of the US doing the spying on the UK, and vice versa, and then sharing data.

It was the "don't worry, we only to this to furriners" line. And a stance like yours makes it possible.

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US, UK Struck Secret Deal to Allow NSA to 'Unmask' Britons' Personal Data [View all] Hissyspit Nov 2013 OP

Dredging up 2007 memos now, Guardian? Hit the bottom of the barrel, have we? randome Nov 2013 #1

Keep the denial spin up. Hissyspit Nov 2013 #2

Jeez....people are allowed to voice an opinion and be skeptical of this latest "report" Cali_Democrat Nov 2013 #3

It's not a personal attack. It's an attack on the argument and the strategy. Hissyspit Nov 2013 #4

It's still an old memo designed to scare us. randome Nov 2013 #6

"Eventually you will fall over" Cali_Democrat Nov 2013 #7

Nonsense. Hissyspit Nov 2013 #12

Indeed, we've known about this since 2006 Fumesucker Nov 2013 #5

Ah-ha! Time travel technology. That would explain how the NSA blackmails the world. randome Nov 2013 #8

That's how we knew about about a 2007 deal in 2006. Hissyspit Nov 2013 #10

The NSA will obviously finally isolate pure thiotimoline Fumesucker Nov 2013 #11

Badass Agent Cameron will want to know about that! randome Nov 2013 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author Hissyspit Nov 2013 #9

Here's something else even better from 2006: bvar22 Nov 2013 #14

Since this is about data being retained on foreign citizens... randome Nov 2013 #15

Well, after you get home and listen to the audio, bvar22 Nov 2013 #17

He's right. You CAN get a lot of information from phone metadata. randome Nov 2013 #20

"Until then, meh" - it would be interesting to see you go post that at The Guardian BelgianMadCow Nov 2013 #19

It's not up to me to tell Britons what to be outraged about. randome Nov 2013 #21

Nope it isn't. But it could be "up to you" to care about privacy rights beyond your borders BelgianMadCow Nov 2013 #22

Indeed, we've known about this since 2006 novano Nov 2013 #16

So the question is begged: What was the OTHER end of the deal? Pholus Nov 2013 #18

One World Government, anyone? blkmusclmachine Nov 2013 #23

They wouldn't have all the UK's stuff dipsydoodle Nov 2013 #24

makes sense. I think we will soon find out. BelgianMadCow Nov 2013 #25

Doesn't matter ... Nihil Nov 2013 #26