
“So far, we know that there have been about 20,000 requests for FISA warrants to surveil domestic targets since 2001, but if those warrants covered three hops from the suspects at the center of the requests—depending on how tightly or loosely the NSA defines a relationship—three hops could encompass as much as 50 percent of the Internet-using population of the world. Sure, I’m not calling terrorists, and NSA analysts are not intercepting my calls or rifling through my Gmail account. (Well—probably not.) But the chance that they are is significantly higher than the probability I would have put on that scenario two months ago, and that’s disconcerting.”
Related posts:
15 reasons why Bitcoins are better than gold
Californians Sign Petition Allowing U.S. Troops to Commandeer Homes
BitPay’s Copay Team Broadcasts First Multisig Transaction
A five-story vending machine for cars just opened in Nashville
Bitcoin Mining Is Getting Out of Control
Rep. Walter Jones: Dick Cheney is going to hell for the Iraq war
Homeland Security Seizes Funds Associated with Dwolla Account of Bitcoin Dealer Mt. Gox
Philly DA Sues Big Pharma, Drops All Marijuana Possession Charges
The Rise of Mass Knife Attacks Around The World
An enormous bitcoin mine went up in flames in Thailand
Stan Druckenmiller's Massive Bet on Gold
Australian bank closes personal accounts of Bitcoin startup's founders
Oklahoma Parking Lot Patriots Kicked to the Curb by the Republican National Committee
California Criminalizes Teaching Trade Skills To Dropouts
The FEDsters Are Multimillionaires