| > I managed to figure out what it meant with a little background in computer and networks knowledge and no background with IC work. We still don't know what exactly is going on, or know if direct access really exists, so this is premature. Secondly, your earlier example of using your web browser to collect directly has nothing to do with the actual slides, which talk about getting special access from the companies, and the document includes a timeline indicating when each company finally signed on to the Prism program. He said "direct access" and the document says "collection directly from the servers of..". > He knew what NSA jargon meant; he knew what the slide meant. The NSA is a huge organization with a budget of tens of billions of dollars and employs tens of thousands of people. Snowden of course does not have complete understanding of everything, nor does Keith Alexander, nor does James Clapper, the DNI who blatantly lied to congress about collecting data on millions of Americans. Placing any kind of blame on Snowden for directly paraphrasing a NSA document makes absolutely no sense. Edit: 'paraphase' is far too kind. It's nearly the exact words, with the addition of 'access'. That NSA has special non-public access is something even the companies admit. |