Secret Documents: NSA monitored 500 million connections in Germany

Re:Secret Documents: NSA monitored 500 million connections i... by Vivtek on Sunday June 30, 2013 @07:58AM (#5965467)

Ziel is literally a target, but in truth it translates as "destination". "Angriffsziel" could be translated as "target" in this sense, so Stephan is not wrong - but perhaps soft-pedaling a little. Where you're right is that "Angriff" ("attack") makes "Angriffsziel" sufficiently explicit in its connotation of a military target. I'd consider "target of attack" in that "Angriff" doesn't necessarily connote a military attack, but could also imply, say, a hacking attack.

Maybe "country of interest"?

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Re:Secret Documents: NSA monitored 500 million connections i... by onli on Sunday June 30, 2013 @08:02AM (#5965476)

Ziel is both, it can mean target and destination. In that case, it is more of a target (attack destination? na, the NSA is not currently in an airplane flying into battle).

> Maybe "country of interest"?

Yeah maybe, but that sounds a bit harmless, doesn't it?

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Re:Secret Documents: NSA monitored 500 million connections i... by Vivtek on Sunday June 30, 2013 @10:09AM (#5965819)

It does sound harmless, which is why it's the Orwell-approved nomenclature. In fifty years it won't sound at all harmless, and there will be a new euphemism.

"Attack destination" made me smile. The English word destination doesn't work like that, but maybe it should.

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