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Re:US cell carriers are selling access to real-time phone lo... by chillingeffect on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @10:23AM (#17082610)
Through FISA, all foreigners are legal monitorable, no matter what.

This is part of how US mass surveillance works. We record everything and if it turns out to be a citizen, we're supposed to throw it out. Of course in reality, it goes to the Parallel Construction Department who uses the information to build a case against someone through other means, knowing the answer in advance.

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Re:US cell carriers are selling access to real-time phone lo... by willstrafach on Thursday May 17, 2018 @01:11PM (#17093198)
> Of course in reality, it goes to the Parallel Construction Department

Not the case. US Person Information cannot be queried. You are referring to a practice used against foreign targets to obfuscate methods of surveillance (Reasonable folks can object to this as well of course - my only point is that your portrayal is not accurate).

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