Re: PRISM: NSA/FBI Internet data mining project

[Dan White <dwhite () olp net>]

On 06/09/13 11:10 -0500, Dan White wrote:
> Let me put my gold tipped tinfoil hat on in response to your statement.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/20/fisa-court-nsa-without-warrant

If accurate, this is extremely concerning:



  Top secret documents submitted to the court that oversees surveillance by US
  intelligence agencies show the judges have signed off on broad orders which
  allow the NSA to make use of information "inadvertently" collected from
  domestic US communications without a warrant.

  The documents show that even under authorities governing the collection of
  foreign intelligence from foreign targets, US communications can still be
  collected, retained and used.

  ...However, alongside those provisions, the Fisa court-approved policies
  allow the NSA to:

  • Keep data that could potentially contain details of US persons for up
    to five years;

    Retain and make use of "inadvertently acquired" domestic communications
    if they contain usable intelligence, information on criminal activity,
    threat of harm to people or property, are encrypted, or are believed to
    contain any information relevant to cybersecurity;



All protections afforded by the fourth amendment have essentially been
thrown into the (rather large) bit bucket by the FISA court, when it comes
to any bits which leave your premise.

--
Dan White