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Re:The crux of the NSA story in one phrase: 'collect it all' by mathattack on Monday July 15, 2013 @01:12PM (#6046933)
This is a very large mega-trend to buck against. Look how much people (most of us included) willingly give up to Facebook, LinkedIn, our banks and credit card companies, etc....
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Re:The crux of the NSA story in one phrase: 'collect it all' by charonn0 on Monday July 15, 2013 @02:10PM (#6047425)
The difference being that Facebook, et al ask for the information. NSA is taking it by force and under the color of lawful authority.
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Re:The crux of the NSA story in one phrase: 'collect it all' by mathattack on Monday July 15, 2013 @03:51PM (#6048133)
Maybe lawful should be in quotes. :-)
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Re:The crux of the NSA story in one phrase: 'collect it all' by charonn0 on Monday July 15, 2013 @04:09PM (#6048253)
I'm nothing if not deliberate in my choice of words and phrasing. :)

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_(law)

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Re:The crux of the NSA story in one phrase: 'collect it all' by mathattack on Monday July 15, 2013 @04:15PM (#6048287)
Indeed - I learned something new today!
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