On Feb 13, 2010, at 10:07 AM, Nestamicky wrote:
Why would the NSA be interested in the personal private conversations of law abiding and unwitting citizens who trust that their govt. is protecting them, working in their interest as they lead their happy private lives? This is quite confusing to me. Or, am I an old-timer who believes that one can keep one's privacy in a democratic country? Just questions.
The problem = In the search for terrorist (bad guy) conversations to eavesdrop on in hopes of stopping something like he 9/11 festivities. There is NO FLAG in the header information to identify a valid "personal private conversations of law abiding and unwitting citizens".
Hence the 'shotgun' (look at everything) approach. JMHO Chuck D. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
