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Re:The New USA Freedom Act: A Step in the Right Direction, b... by stephengillie on Thursday April 30, 2015 @02:20PM (#9466725)
It's a primary key, a handle for the thread of the bill, a (human-friendly) designation. Even important CVEs get named.
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Re:The New USA Freedom Act: A Step in the Right Direction, b... by rmxt on Thursday April 30, 2015 @02:27PM (#9466770)
Important CVEs get names like "Heartbleed" and "Shellshock" which are straightforward in their negativity, and reflect the severity of their underlying nature. I understand that we need a human readable/writable title for this bill, but putting "freedom" on this bill is polishing a turd of a policy (bulk collection). It obscures the actual values at stake with the consideration of this bill.
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