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Re:NSA Buys Americans' Internet Data Without Warrants, Uncla... by pjc50 on Friday January 26, 2024 @05:03AM (#39140782)
Regardless of their formal categorization, they're a subset of "cop", which means they're not held accountable for misbehavior.
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Re:NSA Buys Americans' Internet Data Without Warrants, Uncla... by sgjohnson on Friday January 26, 2024 @07:26AM (#39141881)
Furthermore, their misbehaviour couldn’t even be tried in a normal courtroom, even if there was mass public and political support for such an action.

They’d have to be tried in a secret FISA Court.

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Re:NSA Buys Americans' Internet Data Without Warrants, Uncla... by jjtheblunt on Saturday January 27, 2024 @09:07AM (#39155632)
Before Congress would be possible depending on how much media attention arose
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