USA Freedom Act





the USA Freedom Act was softened - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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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 !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "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 !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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

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

 

 

 

 

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  • "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"  ?!"




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

 

 

 

 

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  • "with organizational relationships - between them !"

 

 

 

 

 

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




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  • "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 ?!"




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

 

 

 

 

 

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




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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 


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  • "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 ?!"




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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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




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

 

 

 

 

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  • "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 !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "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 !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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USA Freedom Act
- Wikipedia EN:
LINK ¤ USA FREEDOM ACT

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Interview mit William Binney - heise online: LINK ¤ HEISE ONLINE

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  • "der frühere Technikchef William Binney - kündigte 2001 bei der NSA !"

 

 

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  • "aus Protest gegen - US-Daten !"

 

 

 

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  • "Mitarbeiter hätten sich manchmal - regelrecht einen "Kick" - verschafft !"

 

 

 

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  • "dabei wäre es nicht nur um - Politiker - Anwälte - Journalisten !"

 

 

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  • "oder gar Richter - sondern auch um die Wirtschaft - und um Firmen gegangen !"

 

 

 

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  • "Binney beschrieb Vertragspartner - Zugang zu bestimmten Daten !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Reformvorschläge für die NSA - haben er und seine Mitstreiter - schon zahlreiche gemacht !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "so versuchten sie schon ab den 1990ern - ein internes Verfahren zu installieren !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "um Protokolldateien - und interne Internet-Logs - im Gesamten auszuwerten !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "am besten wäre es - wenn alle bei der NSA gespeicherten !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "Inhalts- und Verbindungsdaten - verschlüsselt - gespeichert werden !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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