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djsumdog on Dec 15, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Yahoo installed a backdoor for the NSA behind the ...

I feel like everyone has forgotten about PRISM. All the big companies denied they participated in PRISM. Is it real, and if so, why have Americans been so complacent about its existence?

willstrafach on Dec 15, 2016 | [–]

This is not a mystery. PRISM == use of secret court orders to collect information from companies regarding certain targets. Can you clarify what you think it is and how it is relevant here?

jonnybgood on Dec 15, 2016 | | [–]

What do you think PRISM is?

hash-set on Dec 15, 2016 | [–]

Americans have the attention span of a newt, that's why.

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