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Koios

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33. But my private communication is ...

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #32)

Thu Aug 8, 2013, 07:41 PM

Aug 2013

... now in possession of a civil authority and can be viewed by it at any time in violation of my rights as an American. I do not care about the email. I CARE ABOUT MY RIGHTS.

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N.S.A. Said to Search Content of Messages to and From U.S. [View all] boston bean Aug 2013 OP

But Obama said there's no spying on Americans leftstreet Aug 2013 #1

There's not. They're spying on the foreign person the US citizen is talking with Recursion Aug 2013 #4

Remember when the NSA spying "on the foreign person the US citizen is talking with" rhett o rick Aug 2013 #6

That's not how the double bump works Recursion Aug 2013 #7

Do you believe the NSA should have any regulation and oversight? rhett o rick Aug 2013 #8

Significantly more than it does Recursion Aug 2013 #14

Well shit then, the NSA must look at all of my e-mail because of some smuck from Nigeria mrdmk Aug 2013 #35

That's more State's bag Recursion Aug 2013 #36

How do you think it works? Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #27

Or the foreign person the US citizen is talking *about* cthulu2016 Aug 2013 #9

The US person still has to be talking *to* a non-US person Recursion Aug 2013 #17

That's a lie, and you know it. Th1onein Aug 2013 #37

But they aren't excluding Americans talking with Americans Savannahmann Aug 2013 #10

Yes, they are. One party has to be outside of the US Recursion Aug 2013 #16

They only extract the info on the foreign person's end? leftstreet Aug 2013 #20

It's the same info on both sides, so the distinction isn't terribly meaningful (nt) Recursion Aug 2013 #23

But they're not getting it on the American end, right? leftstreet Aug 2013 #24

That is my understanding, yes Recursion Aug 2013 #25

You say they are not? From the OP: ljm2002 Aug 2013 #22

You're mixing up two questions Recursion Aug 2013 #26

What exactly does that mean anyway? Life Long Dem Aug 2013 #2

It sounds like another crack in the wall. morningfog Aug 2013 #3

What doesn't make sense about it? Recursion Aug 2013 #5

NSA doesn't start here in the states Life Long Dem Aug 2013 #11

Yes, I would have to be emailing a friend in another country Recursion Aug 2013 #18

Can they do it without a warrant? treestar Aug 2013 #12

I doubt the average American fits any of this criteria. millennialmax Aug 2013 #13

So privacy is only for "average" Americans now? Duer 157099 Aug 2013 #19

The NSA has always been tasked with international communications MineralMan Aug 2013 #15

But ... Koios Aug 2013 #30

Oops ... just learned ... Koios Aug 2013 #31

No human even sees your emails. MineralMan Aug 2013 #32

But my private communication is ... Koios Aug 2013 #33

OK. MineralMan Aug 2013 #34

K & R !!! WillyT Aug 2013 #21

So what happens when all net traffic is bounced off servers located outside the US? DJ13 Aug 2013 #28

More lies uncovered. morningfog Aug 2013 #29