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Re:New PRISM slides say the program allows NSA to eavesdrop ... by mpyne on Sunday June 30, 2013 @11:17AM (#5966032)
> Imagine an NSA contractor or employee with a gambling problem who needs cash. Your data is now their ticket out of trouble.

Even today there are NSA analysts who have tried to lookup their ex-wives, and been caught and terminated. And that's just leaving it to NSA's own accountability measures, imagine what we could do if we actually added real oversight!

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Re:New PRISM slides say the program allows NSA to eavesdrop ... by jasonjei on Sunday June 30, 2013 @11:45AM (#5966136)
A dumb analyst could inside trade large amounts by eavesdropping on privileged conversations with a corporation and its public auditor (and eventually be caught for the size of transactions).

A sophisticated NSA analyst could make many trades with inside information and avoid raising alarm by making off-the-radar trades.

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