> The NSA is allegedly putting some stuff in a database.
William Binney, who was at the NSA for 30 years, and who designed big pieces of the infrastructure we're talking about, quit and blew the whistle. If I understand him correctly, every type of electronic communications people use -- email, phone, SMS, IM, fax -- are all stored forever.
Edit: and, it seems that Snowden wanted the Washington Post and the Guardian to release all 41 slides, but neither paper had the courage to do it. I'd like to know what was on the other slides. If they had nothing of interest, why were they withheld?
William Binney, who was at the NSA for 30 years, and who designed big pieces of the infrastructure we're talking about, quit and blew the whistle. If I understand him correctly, every type of electronic communications people use -- email, phone, SMS, IM, fax -- are all stored forever.
There are a million interviews like this: http://youtu.be/TuET0kpHoyM
Edit: and, it seems that Snowden wanted the Washington Post and the Guardian to release all 41 slides, but neither paper had the courage to do it. I'd like to know what was on the other slides. If they had nothing of interest, why were they withheld?