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NSA abuse of the day

2014-07-08 19:26:05.853461+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

The Atlantic: Conor Friedersdorf: The Latest Snowden Leak Is Devastating to NSA Defenders:

But their narrative now contradicts itself. The Washington Post's latest article drawing on Snowden's leaked cache of documents includes files "described as useless by the analysts but nonetheless retained" that "tell stories of love and heartbreak, illicit sexual liaisons, mental-health crises, political and religious conversions, financial anxieties and disappointed hopes. The daily lives of more than 10,000 account holders who were not targeted are catalogued and recorded nevertheless."

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