Boundless Informant: The NSA's Secret Tool To Track Global Surveillance Data

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Boundless Informant: The NSA's Secret Tool To Track Global Surveillance Data

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of our newest badge: Community Curator. View AllFavoritesHighlightsThis feature highlights some of our more thought-provoking conversations. Recency?|? Popularity Page:?1?2?3?4?5?Next???Last?≫?(12 total) Portlyric386 Fans 57 seconds ago (10:43 AM)President Obama stated, "the best guarantee against government spying is Congressional oversight." That certainly instills confidence. Not only have they proven to be extremely indifferent to the rights of the people they are suppose to represent, most of them think a "Cloud" is one of God's sofa cushions.Portlyric: President Obama stated, "the best guarantee against government spying ishttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Portlyric/boundless-informant-the-n_n_3409841_259779249.htmlHistory?|Permalink?|Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… HUFFPOST SUPER USERrobinchicago554 Fans 20 minutes ago (10:24 AM)Why does the NSA hate freedom?robinchicago: Why does the NSA hate freedom?http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/robinchicago/boundless-informant-the-n_n_3409841_259776146.htmlHistory?|Permalink?|Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… HUFFPOST SUPER USERParrothead101221 Fans 21 minutes ago (10:23 AM)As long as the NSA is monitoring the violent freaks of the NRA, I'm down with it.

The NRA is dumb enough to believe the government isn't into its computer list of lunatics.

We already have a national gun registry, gunsters!Parrothead101: As long as the NSA is monitoring the violent freakshttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Parrothead101/boundless-informant-the-n_n_3409841_259775998.htmlHistory?|Permalink?|Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… saintjule703 Fans 23 minutes ago (10:20 AM)Don't all those medallions look impressive? Must have cost at least several living wages and enough food to feed a thousand families for a year.saintjule: Don't all those medallions look impressive? Must have cost athttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/saintjule/boundless-informant-the-n_n_3409841_259775646.htmlHistory?|Permalink?|Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… bayside397 Fans 25 minutes ago (10:19 AM)Know why our media has not told us about this.. ..because govt. threatens media whistleblowers telling us about the corruption in our govt. Glad we had internet ..and glad we have brave souls ..........Thank you..The truth will come out,it always does.bayside: Know why our media has not told us about this..http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/bayside/boundless-informant-the-n_n_3409841_259775419.htmlHistory?|Permalink?|Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… saintjule703 Fans 26 minutes ago (10:18 AM)Want to try something really strange? Google your name, then Google your address on Google maps. Privacy?. They are now developing drones that can be controlled by electrodes reading brain waves. Wallmart sells the things as toys. I'm told that the things are virtually undetectable. Hear a low hum then things go boom.saintjule: Want to try something really strange? Google your name, thenhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/saintjule/boundless-informant-the-n_n_3409841_259775213.htmlHistory?|Permalink?|Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… HUFFPOST SUPER USERrobinchicago554 Fans 27 minutes ago (10:17 AM)Welcome to the cyber version of Stasi Germany.
NSA ....... only makes us less secure
This is NOT America.robinchicago: Welcome to the cyber version of Stasi Germany. NSA .......http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/robinchicago/boundless-informant-the-n_n_3409841_259775124.htmlHistory?|Permalink?|Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… e999ner"Practice random acts of kindness - everyday!"230 Fans 30 minutes ago (10:13 AM)“A satellite has no conscience.” - Edward R. Murrow (1964)e999ner: “A satellite has no conscience.” - Edward R. Murrow (1964)http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/e999ner/boundless-informant-the-n_n_3409841_259774599.htmlHistory?|Permalink?|Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… HUFFPOST SUPER USERCurbrunner313 Fans 33 minutes ago (10:11 AM)Anybody who believes our privacy still exists in the digital age has been smoking wacky tobacky.Curbrunner: Anybody who believes our privacy still exists in the digitalhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Curbrunner/boundless-informant-the-n_n_3409841_259774231.htmlHistory?|Permalink?|Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… HUFFPOST SUPER USERRepubDisinformationSuxBan assault firearms894 Fans 34 minutes ago (10:10 AM)Why is it foreign media that's scooping these stories?

(Rhetorical question.)RepubDisinformationSux: Why is it foreign media that's scooping these stories? (Rhetoricalhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/RepubDisinformationSux/boundless-informant-the-n_n_3409841_259774054.htmlHistory?|Permalink?|Share it ohpozitive793 Fans 31 minutes ago (10:13 AM)Haven't you heard? Kim and Kanye are expecting!!!!ohpozitive: Haven't you heard? Kim and Kanye are expecting!!!!http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/ohpozitive/boundless-informant-the-n_n_3409841_259774468.htmlHistory?|Permalink?|Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments…This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… HUFFPOST SUPER USERSelfCenteredLive life or die trying!1189 Fans 34 minutes ago (10:10 AM)"You can trust us. As long as you are a law abiding citizen, you will be perfectly safe. The government would never abuse such a system."

Is the IRS part of the government?SelfCentered: "You can trust us. As long as you are ahttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/SelfCentered/boundless-informant-the-n_n_3409841_259774041.htmlHistory?|Permalink?|Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… random bear145 Fans 36 minutes ago (10:08 AM)Should I be worried supposed "enemy states" like North Korea, Cuba, Syria are subject to less surveillance than the American people?random_bear: Should I be worried supposed "enemy states" like North Korea,http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/random_bear/boundless-informant-the-n_n_3409841_259773833.htmlHistory?|Permalink?|Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… HUFFPOST SUPER USERmezz1120237 Fans ? 38 minutes ago (10:06 AM)Remember all those movies where they had a nutty guy in the film that thought the government implanted a device inside them that tracks them....well he may not be so nuts after all.

I am second guessing that colonoscopy LOLmezz1120: Remember all those movies where they had a nutty guyhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/mezz1120/boundless-informant-the-n_n_3409841_259773418.htmlHistory?|Permalink?|Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… freedom-fighter23 Fans 40 minutes ago (10:04 AM)Obama-protecting us from our freedomfreedom-fighter2: Obama-protecting us from our freedomhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/freedom-fighter2/boundless-informant-the-n_n_3409841_259773175.htmlHistory?|Permalink?|Share it ohpozitive793 Fans 32 minutes ago (10:12 AM)It's disingenuous to pretend that only one person or political party endorses this. All but one Senator voted for the Patriot Act under Bush and only 12 of them did not vote for its reauthorization. There are good people among the populace on all points of the political spectrum who value our civil rights. It's a matter on which we can unite.ohpozitive: It's disingenuous to pretend that only one person or politicalhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/ohpozitive/boundless-informant-the-n_n_3409841_259774371.htmlHistory?|Permalink?|Share it freedom-fighter23 Fans 5 minutes ago (10:39 AM)I am aware of who voted for it. But there is only one president now, and his name is Obama.?freedom-fighter2: I am aware of who voted for it. But therehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/freedom-fighter2/boundless-informant-the-n_n_3409841_259778676.htmlHistory?|Permalink?|Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments…This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… HUFFPOST SUPER USERRepubDisinformationSuxBan assault firearms894 Fans 31 minutes ago (10:12 AM)You low info teaBirchers who pretend this wasn't started under W are funny. Remember Poindexter's Total Information Awareness?

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