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Re:XKeyscore: NSA program collects 'nearly everything a user... by lisper on Wednesday July 31, 2013 @12:44PM (#6135045)
He's Canadian. And he has dark skin and a funny-sounding name.

He's (almost certainly) a real person, by the way. I called his office. He wasn't in, but they offered to page him for me.

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Re:XKeyscore: NSA program collects 'nearly everything a user... by pooriaazimi on Wednesday July 31, 2013 @06:34PM (#6137273)
Just FYI (almost certainly of no importance because this individual was chosen at random for the slides): his name (both first and surname) are Persian. I'd guess he was an Iranian (graduate) student who has decided to stay in Canada after his studies; possibly to be "free" from an oppressive government's espionage and meddling in his private life. The irony...
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