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Re:The Guardian walks back claims of direct NSA access to se... by university on Thursday June 13, 2013 @11:19PM (#5878095)
Direct access... FTP... you say chicken, I say fish. It's not that big of a deal. It seem like you're TRYING to make it a big deal, but it only serves to distract from the real issue.

What is a big deal is that my personal conversations and yours and your mother's are being recorded, read and stored to be used against us later. That is a big deal. Human rights. Civil liberties. Not living in constant fear. Those are the real issues.

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Re:The Guardian walks back claims of direct NSA access to se... by tptacek on Thursday June 13, 2013 @11:57PM (#5878186)
Drop box that Google selectively places files into pursuant to court orders, backdoor that allows NSA to pick and mix its own selection of communications. Not that big of a deal, huh?
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Re:The Guardian walks back claims of direct NSA access to se... by university on Friday June 14, 2013 @02:43AM (#5878592)
Yes, minor details in a much bigger picture.
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