| ArnoldRimmer said: What do you guys think about the latest reports about NSA and DEA "cooperation", "parallel construction" etc.? Here's a short summary, in case you haven't read about yet: The NSA is giving hints acquired by surveilling american citizens to a special unit of the DEA with more than 100 people, which is using these hints to prosecute drug dealers and users. But the fact that these hints originally came from the NSA is not being revealed; instead, a strategy called "parallel construction" is being used: they have to construct a credible alternative story about how they became aware of those "crimes". For example, the NSA would give hints when and where the DEA should examine cars. If the DEA guys find drugs, they can claim that it was just a random car search that by pure luck made them aware of a drug crime/criminal. There seem to be quite a number of american cannabis smokers on this website, so I wonder if this changes their feelings on the NSA surveillance. (My impression so far is that many people don't care about the NSA surveillance, simply because they don't see how it could possibly affect themselves) |
Its on of my major concerns. people act as if the NSA isnt sharing this info among other government agencies. I would not be suprised to find other links (NSA-IRS)(NSA-DEA)(NSA-ATF) You name it. Let alone the ease of possible civilians using it against their neighbors. How many people have acces to this info? If snowden could hack it and reveal, can't others? Once the info is there, it can also easily be used to keep political adversies at bay, and to keep a political party in power using the opression of information. I mean look at what the IRS has done with targetting conservatives. Wouldn't it suck to try and run for office only to get auditied and have personal details "leak" about you? I know it worries me more than any terroism ever will.
