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The Ghost of Ronald Reagan Authorizes Most NSA Spying
The Ghost of Ronald Reagan Authorizes Most NSA Spying
Executive Order 12333–United States intelligence activities
Agencies are not authorized to use such techniques as electronic surveillance, unconsented physical search, mail surveillance, physical surveillance, or monitoring devices unless they are in accordance with procedures established by the head of the agency concerned and approved by the Attorney General.
The executive order that led to mass spying, as told by NSA alumni
"12333 is used to target foreigners abroad, and collection happens outside the US," “Reagan did this at every opportunity: with military exercises, challenging the Soviets in their own airspace and waters, across the board. The gloves were coming off,”
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What Does It Really Cost to Live in San Francisco?
"San Francisco’s minimum wage is nearly $3 more than the federal minimum wage, yet it is three-and-a-half times less than what is needed to afford a decent two-bedroom unit in this expensive jurisdiction"—or $37.62 an hour. Or, $78,250 a year. Either way: Time to blockade a Google bus.
The Surveillance Engine: How the NSA Built Its Own Secret Google
To allow government agents to sift through the masses of records on ICREACH, engineers designed a simple “Google-like” search interface. This enabled analysts to run searches against particular “selectors” associated with a person of interest—such as an email address or phone number—and receive a page of results displaying, for instance, a list of phone calls made and received by a suspect over a month-long period.The myth that metadata is just a bunch of numbers and is not as revealing as actual communications content was exploded long ago—this is a trove of incredibly sensitive information.”
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RT @mgubrud: Human says "Kill Sarah So, Terminator is not an autonomous weapon system? @DaveMajumdar @USNINews @mch…
RT @mgubrud: @mchorowitz So then IF a human says “Kill Sarah Connor but try to avoid collateral damage” then that’s OK (unde…
RT @mgubrud: @mchorowitz So then IF a human says "Kill Sarah Connor but try to avoid collateral damage" then that's OK (unde…
RT @mgubrud: @mchorowitz So then IF a human says “Kill Sarah Connor but try to avoid collateral damage” then that’s OK (unde…
RT @mgubrud: @mchorowitz So then IF a human says "Kill Sarah Connor but try to avoid collateral damage" then that's OK (unde…