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0 pointshellojesus2y ago0 comments

But the NSA has been proven to be doing it without warrant, at will, and then lying to Congress and the American people about doing it, and then saying it was a good thing they did the thing they said they didn't do which was also illegal that they did.

It will be abused instantly.

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le_pet2y ago

That is a US intelligence agency, whose mission is by necessity shrouded in secrecy. They are not the French police, the work of whom typically will be presented in an open court for scrutiny.

hellojesusOP2y ago

But they could abuse it and then lie about their methodology in court. I believe we've seen similar from US actors, but I could be wrong.

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le_pet2y ago

That is a US intelligence agency, whose mission is by necessity shrouded in secrecy. They are not the French police, the work of whom typically will be presented in an open court for scrutiny.

hellojesusOP2y ago

But they could abuse it and then lie about their methodology in court. I believe we've seen similar from US actors, but I could be wrong.

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