No Upper Bound On Phone Record Collection, Says NSA 238
PCWorld reports that "[A] U.S. surveillance court has given the National Security Agency no limit on the number of U.S. telephone records it collects in the name of fighting terrorism, the NSA director said Thursday. The NSA intends to collect all U.S. telephone records and put them in a searchable 'lock box' in the interest of national security, General Keith Alexander, the NSA's director, told U.S. senators."
But don't worry; it's just metadata, until it isn't. (Your row in the NSA database may already be getting cozy in its nice new home in Utah.)
Foil hats? (Score:5, Funny)
Shinny side out or in?
An example of the metadata... (Score:5, Funny)
The frequency and amplitude of the phone conversation, sampled at 1-millisecond intervals.
Just metadata.
NSA=commie (Score:5, Funny)
Wasn't it always the dirty commies that spied on their own people and didn't care if they liked it or not?
Why does the NSA hate democracy?
Re:Intends to? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Foil hats? (Score:5, Funny)
The shiny side should face what you're trying to protect.
If you don't want them reading your brain waves, the shiny side goes on the inside to prevent the brain waves from leaking out.
If you don't want them using mind control beams on you, the shiny side goes on the outside to keep the mind control beams out.
If you're worried about both, then you need to go double layer with a shiny side facing both in and out.
If you think the molemen might be involved, then you should put a layer in the bottoms of your shoes, and maybe in your underwear.
Re:Foil hats? (Score:5, Funny)
You can't have the shiny sides facing each other, jeez. The mind control waves will become trapped between the two shiny faces and cause massive heat build up. This is basic tin foil hat theory guys, come on.