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The story literally quotes the general of the NSA, saying they go though the FBI to get a FISA court order to compel the company..

Additionally, the story quoted talks about how the UK obtained the data and gave it to the NSA.

Nowhere is the NSA installing covert implants. They just don't do that.

The CIA does that :)



> The story literally quotes the general of the NSA

Ah, so he pinky-promised? Well OK then!


What I meant was that you don’t know it isn’t done.

You are taking the word of a spy? Did he say it wittingly?


Sure! It was the least untruthful thing he could say.


That's not correct. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_surveillance_disclosure...




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