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• "the "USA Freedom Act" - was softened - in the House of Representatives !"

 

 

 

 

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• "as the bill - neared a vote - on the House floor - after 11th-hour negotiations !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "privacy protections - and transparency requirements !"

 

 

 

 

 

• "Democrat Zoe Lofgren - intended to offer amendments - to the "USA Freedom Act"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "which cleared - the House intelligence - and judiciary committees !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "adding encryption protections - and providing greater leeway to companies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "seeking to disclose intelligence orders - for their customers’ data !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "but none of her amendments - were put into order - by the House committee !"

 

 

 

 

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• "instead a new version - emerged from the House rules committee !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "expanded the definition of a - "specific selection term"  !"

 

 

 

 

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• "the root thing - initially defined as information !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "that "uniquely describes a - person - entity - or account"  !"

 

 

 

 

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• "( which would have meant - the NSA must present to a judge !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "with well-founded suspicion - in order to collect data - under the bill ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the new definition was a - "discrete term - such as"  !"

 

 

 

 

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• ""a person - entity - account - address - or device"  !"

 

 

 

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• "that revision spurred - privacy advocates - and even technology companies !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lavabit - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "the founder of the - encrypted email company - Lavabit said !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "two federal agents - knocked at his door - with a court order !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "required the installation - of equipment - on his company's network !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "his company - Lavabit - provided encrypted email services !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "to 410,000 people - including Edward Snowden !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and thrived by offering features - specifically designed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "to protect the privacy - and security - of its customers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "he had no choice but to consent - to the installation of the device !"

 

 

 

 

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• "which would hand them access - to the messages - to and from - all of his customers !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "but then they wanted the company's - private encryption keys - with the customer passwords !"

 

 

 

 

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• "and he - balked !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "what ensued was a flurry - of legal proceedings - that would last 38 days !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "his whole case was under seal - he could not even admit to anyone !"

 

 

 

 

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• "who was not an attorney - that he needed a lawyer - let alone why !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and as a third party - in a federal criminal indictment - he had no right to counsel !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "then a federal judge - entered an order - of contempt against him - without even so much as a hearing !"

 

 

 

 

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• "and the prosecution also argued - that his users - would not have expectation of privacy !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the customers' - right to privacy - must not be violated !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "we all have a right - to personal privacy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Interview with William Binney - Gutjahr: LINK ¤ GUTJAHR

 

• "William Binney - left the NSA in 2001 - after 30 years !"

 

 

 

 

• "there must be better - checks and balances - for the NSA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "we have to ensure - that the intelligence agencies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "are really telling - the truth !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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Question: - "what did he mean with - "they"  ?!"

 

• "a military - and industrial intelligence - complex !"

 

 

 

 

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• "with organizational relationships - between them !"

 

 

 

 

 

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Question: - "what was their - motive ?!"

 

• "they needed a reason - to exist !"

 

 

 

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• "some kind of problem - and money !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Question: - "why the phone of - Angela Merkel ?!"

 

• "they wanted to see into - how she was thinking !"

 

 

 

 

 

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Question: - "what was his - personal background ?!"

 

• "he just ended his technical directorship - of the analysis - and reporting shop !"

 

 

 

 

• "it had been in the main A-frame-bulding - he had several offices !"

 

 

 

 

• "at the beginning he was breaking codes - and working on cyphers !"

 

 

 

 

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• "but then all sorts of - data systems - and data !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "it had been a question of - selection - not collection !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "but in 2001 they started - collected US data !"

 

 

 

 

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• "that was unconstitutional - and illegal - under any number of laws - at that time !"

 

 

 

 

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• "and so he had to - leave !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Question: - "were they interested in - journalists ?!"

 

• "yes - in journalists - for the very simple reason !"

 

 

 

 

• "because whatever they report - could be of interest !"

 

 

 

 

 

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Question: - "what was with that facility - in Utah ?!"

 

• "a storage facility - Utah because one of the Senators !"

 

 

 

 

• "was on the services committee - voting for budgets ! - ( money ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "according to Cisco - the storage could - a rate of 966 Exxabites !"

 

 

 

 

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• "that would be almost a Zetabyte - per year !"

 

 

 

 

 

• "phone calls - the content of the phone calls !"

 

 

 

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• "e-mails - and the file-transfers of data - that had passed on the Internet !"