Re:The Guardian walks back claims of direct NSA access to se...
by trevelyan on Friday June 14, 2013 @03:30AM
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It is a non-issue because tptacek is inventing semantic distinctions (apparently irrelevant to whomever created the NSA document) to attack the credibility of multiple whistleblowers who allege widespread surveillance and abuse.
Especially given the fact that the leaked documents specifically encourage analysts to use a range of tools (i.e. "You should use both"), he has no technical grounds for suggesting that such a minor semantic debate (between NSA and Google) discredits the claims of multiple people with first-hand experience of the NSA who are coming forward with claims of its abuse of power.
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Especially given the fact that the leaked documents specifically encourage analysts to use a range of tools (i.e. "You should use both"), he has no technical grounds for suggesting that such a minor semantic debate (between NSA and Google) discredits the claims of multiple people with first-hand experience of the NSA who are coming forward with claims of its abuse of power.