The NSA can store communications of US citizens for up to 5 years, sans warrant

Re:The NSA can store communications of US citizens for up to... by dsaber on Thursday June 20, 2013 @08:24PM (#5915762)

But how can they accurately identify a request as being by an actual US citizen?

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Re:The NSA can store communications of US citizens for up to... by eitally on Thursday June 20, 2013 @10:05PM (#5916095)

For that matter, how can they identify any individual as a US citizen when the commercial systems they're monitoring (phone, email, etc) often don't know? What about foreign workers on visas, or US expats abroad, or simple business travelers.

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Re:The NSA can store communications of US citizens for up to... by Vivtek on Friday June 21, 2013 @10:41AM (#5918234)

We expats abroad are not protected. I guess we're just not loyal enough.

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