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NSA Officers Sometimes Spy On Love Interests

Posted by timothy on from the lives-of-others dept.

Jah-Wren Ryel writes "The latest twist in the NSA coverage sounds like something out of a dime-store romance novel — NSA agents eavesdropping on their current and former girlfriends. Official categories of spying have included SIGINT (signals intelligence) and HUMINT (human intelligence) and now the NSA has added a new category to the lexicon — LOVEINT — which is surely destined to be a popular hashtag now."

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  1. ctrl-c by suso · · Score: 5, Funny

    I had to do a SIGINT on previous girlfriends too.

    1. Re:ctrl-c by jittles · · Score: 4, Funny

      I had to do a SIGINT on previous girlfriends too.

      I have never needed to use such drastic measures. Usually a SIGTSTP has been enough.

      Hans Rieser found that SIGKILL was the only way to work things out with his wife... Did I go too far? No seriously, sometimes SIGSTOP isn't enough and they try to continue to lurk as zombie processes.

    2. Re:ctrl-c by gman003 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Eh, I was trying to figure out a SIGABRT joke, so I don't think you went too far.

  2. Don't worry about the Government by puddingebola · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't worry about the government spying on you, it may just be that special someone listening to all your calls.

  3. So ladies... by mwvdlee · · Score: 5, Funny

    So ladies, that boyfriend you have, the one with the steady career in government, who seemed to understand you like no man ever had before...

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  4. Its OK: Obama says you can trust Gov by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    No need to worry. US presidents don't lie. Especially not the Nobel Peace prize winning ones. So it's Ok. Because if you can't trust the government... Well then we really are really screwed.

  5. I once commented that the NSA was like a stalker. by dicobalt · · Score: 3, Funny

    I didn't mean to be so correct.

  6. The Police by Dripdry · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wow. "Every Breath You Take" was NEVER more true (and creepy) than now.

    Shiver

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