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Re:The Research Pirates of the Dark Web by dawnbreez on Wednesday February 10, 2016 @11:12AM (#11073654)
To be fair, they do have a thriving market for PayPal accounts and money laundering.

DEAR NSA: THE FACT THAT I RESEARCHED THIS DOES NOT MEAN YOU GET TO KICK MY DOOR DOWN NOW. THANK YOU.

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Re:The Research Pirates of the Dark Web by ___ab___ on Wednesday February 10, 2016 @02:23PM (#11075256)
You are aware that the NSA doesn't kick down anyone's door, and that any SIGINT intercepts are accompanied with a message that they can't be used in criminal prosecution, right?
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Re:The Research Pirates of the Dark Web by woodman on Wednesday February 10, 2016 @06:43PM (#11077151)
Well they don't kick down doors, but they have picked plenty of locks. You probably don't need to worry about the Special Collection Service [0] though, unless you live in some kind of communications facility. The NSA's crypto programs are well known, but one area that gets very little attention is the part of the agency full of military personnel on loan from their parent services. Those people don't spend their day analyzing cryptographic functions.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Collection_Service

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Re:The Research Pirates of the Dark Web by dawnbreez on Wednesday February 10, 2016 @02:51PM (#11075465)
Did not know that.

Would not be surprised if some people ignore this.

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Re:The Research Pirates of the Dark Web by aw3c2 on Wednesday February 10, 2016 @11:46AM (#11073992)
So does the "clear web"...
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Re:The Research Pirates of the Dark Web by dawnbreez on Wednesday February 10, 2016 @02:51PM (#11075468)
Fair enough.
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