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Do we need the NSA?

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Do we need the NSA?
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RE: Do we need the NSA?
March 14, 2017 at 12:28 pm (This post was last modified: March 14, 2017 at 12:33 pm by Rev. Rye.)
(March 14, 2017 at 10:25 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:
(March 13, 2017 at 9:45 am)Rev. Rye Wrote: Really, if we keep the NSA for all the cryptography and the warranted spying, I think it might be best to change its name, because all the Big Brother shit has certainly tainted its name beyond repair. At this point, I doubt we'll ever see the day when "National Security Agency" doesn't become synonymous "Orwellian abomination that has no business whatsoever which the government of a country prides itself on being the leader of the free world."

Simply changing the optics doesn't change the vision of those running the joint ... it only gives them more cover.

To be fair, I did intend that, in this scenario, they would have to give up the absurdly-large scale (over a billion spied on at one time, if the Snowden cables mean anything) spying, and the name change would have to be part of a larger cleanup. I'm sorry I didn't make that clear.
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Do we need the NSA? - by Sterben - March 10, 2017 at 12:53 am
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by AFTT47 - March 10, 2017 at 1:52 am
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by Sterben - March 10, 2017 at 2:26 am
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by Jesster - March 10, 2017 at 2:04 am
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by Sterben - March 10, 2017 at 9:35 pm
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - March 10, 2017 at 5:34 am
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by Minimalist - March 10, 2017 at 9:57 pm
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by Chad32 - March 10, 2017 at 10:37 pm
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by Sterben - March 10, 2017 at 11:57 pm
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by Chad32 - March 11, 2017 at 12:23 pm
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by brewer - March 11, 2017 at 1:42 pm
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by Sterben - March 11, 2017 at 10:03 pm
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by brewer - March 11, 2017 at 10:51 pm
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by Sterben - March 12, 2017 at 12:16 am
Do we need the NSA? - by KUSA - March 10, 2017 at 11:41 pm
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by Rev. Rye - March 11, 2017 at 12:06 am
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by Sterben - March 11, 2017 at 12:18 am
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by Rev. Rye - March 11, 2017 at 1:04 am
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by Sterben - March 11, 2017 at 1:44 am
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by Thumpalumpacus - March 11, 2017 at 11:13 am
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by dyresand - March 11, 2017 at 1:33 pm
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by TheRealJoeFish - March 12, 2017 at 12:52 am
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by Sterben - March 12, 2017 at 1:03 am
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by Rev. Rye - March 13, 2017 at 9:45 am
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by Thumpalumpacus - March 14, 2017 at 10:25 am
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by Rev. Rye - March 14, 2017 at 12:28 pm
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by Sterben - March 15, 2017 at 3:32 pm
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by Sterben - March 13, 2017 at 12:13 am
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by vorlon13 - March 13, 2017 at 10:04 am
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by Mister Agenda - March 14, 2017 at 10:43 am
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by The Grand Nudger - March 14, 2017 at 11:17 am
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by Rev. Rye - March 15, 2017 at 10:14 pm
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by The Valkyrie - March 15, 2017 at 10:25 pm
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by Anomalocaris - March 15, 2017 at 11:16 pm
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by The Valkyrie - March 15, 2017 at 11:23 pm
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by Isis - March 31, 2017 at 11:20 pm
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by Rev. Rye - March 31, 2017 at 11:35 pm
RE: Do we need the NSA? - by Isis - March 31, 2017 at 11:51 pm

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