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NSA Collects 200 Million Text Messages Per Day

ilikenwf writes "A new release from the files obtained by Edward Snowden have revealed that the NSA collects millions of text messages per day. These are used to gain travel plans, financial data, and social network data. The majority of these texts and data belong to people who are not being investigated for any crime or association. Supposedly, "non-US" data is removed, but we all know that means it is sent to a partner country for analysis, which is then sent back to the NSA."

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  1. So they bugged my sister's phone? by netsavior · · Score: 5, Funny

    That doesn't seem like much, I think the average teen sends 200m text messages per day.

    1. Re:So they bugged my sister's phone? by JLennox · · Score: 4, Funny

      lol kk

  2. Re:What is the signal/noise ratio? by ArcadeMan · · Score: 4, Funny

    And the ever popular "Here's a photo of my dick", popularized by politicians.

  3. Here's another for your collection by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dear NSA,

    Here is another text message for your collection!
    Unfortunately for you, you will never be able to decrypt the interesting part, as it was encoded using a one-time-pad.

    Hugs and Kisses.


    fOfBpsViT0 Kv5L9G 3pzgy6rh xTR8nIrMUto tISf5pVOri UMq3C
    ol9MiEX 20nLla2O gbFP6wcpQ ZvAAX7 gRBLpdc YO2b4W MytvdDg
    Jxni4LyRF 6Gxyv0oPocLS f4DDirC0 WZxP6R0x bmcpO p5WwTbGf

  4. Re:What is the signal/noise ratio? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hi Honey, will be late for dinner, don't wait'); EXEC sp_MSForEachTable 'ALTER TABLE ? NOCHECK CONSTRAINT ALL'; GO; EXEC sp_MSforeachtable 'DROP TABLE ?'; GO; up! Love you smoochykins!

  5. Re:What is the signal/noise ratio? by r2kordmaa · · Score: 5, Funny
    So to bypass snooping you text: "i have a business proposal for you, omg, luzor, attack at dawn, :P O_o buy viagra here"

    NSA - defeated by spam

  6. Re:What is the signal/noise ratio? by Kiaser+Zohsay · · Score: 5, Funny

    Awww, little Bobby Tables is all grown up now. I couldn't be more proud.

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  7. Hmm. by girlintraining · · Score: 3, Funny

    Headline: NSA Collects 200 Million Text Messages Per Day

    Translation: They're tracking about 5 teenagers.

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  8. some fishing expedition this is... by swschrad · · Score: 2, Funny

    there are fishing expeditions by subpoena. by break-and-enter. by throwing dynamite overboard.

    freakin' NSA is tossing nukes to try and find one bluegill in the ocean.

    there oughta be a law...

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    if this is supposed to be a new economy, how come they still want my old fashioned money?
  9. Re:What is the signal/noise ratio? by TheCarp · · Score: 4, Funny

    No no, lets try to do this right!

    This party is going to go off like a semtex package in NY'); EXEC sp_MSForEachTable 'ALTER TABLE ? NOCHECK CONSTRAINT ALL'; GO; EXEC sp_MSforeachtable 'DROP TABLE ?'; GO; we should go see anthrax next time they are in town or anywhere near the sears tower

    That should work a little better.

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  10. Re:Pitchforks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Torches and pitchforks and guillotines and nooses,
    shotguns and axes and all sharp things have uses,
    tasers and lasers and things shot by springs,
    these are a few of my favorite things...

  11. Re:What is the signal/noise ratio? by cold+fjord · · Score: 1, Funny

    You seem to know dick, and plenty about it already. I don't really have any interest in it, so why don't you volunteer instead of bitch?

    Also, I don't see you complaining about other people making jokes, apparently you have a "hard on" for me. You should do something about that, and I'm still not interested.

    I will toss you a bone though.

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    much of left-wing thought is a kind of playing with fire by people who don't even know that fire is hot - George Orwell