Danish military intelligence uses XKEYSCORE to tap cables in co-op with the NSA

Re:Danish military intelligence uses XKEYSCORE to tap cables... by e12e on Sunday November 01, 2020 @03:09PM (#24962081)

Ed: > Outside of the Rule of Law, people have been killed for metadata.

Indeed:

https://theintercept.com/2014/02/10/the-nsas-secret-role/

> According to a former drone operator for the military’s Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) who also worked with the NSA, the agency often identifies targets based on controversial metadata analysis and cell-phone tracking technologies. Rather than confirming a target’s identity with operatives or informants on the ground, the CIA or the U.S. military then orders a strike based on the activity and location of the mobile phone a person is believed to be using.

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Re:Danish military intelligence uses XKEYSCORE to tap cables... by pfortuny on Sunday November 01, 2020 @03:37PM (#24962289)

Thanks. Too lazy to search for specific examples.

Also, obviously, Mafias and the USSR, PRC...

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Re:Danish military intelligence uses XKEYSCORE to tap cables... by zo1 on Sunday November 01, 2020 @07:37PM (#24963869)

That's actually pretty good policing. They should apply that domestically for non-terrorist violent criminals. +1 they have my vote. (Obviously not on the "drop random bombs on them" part.)

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