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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. 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!

  4. Re:What is the signal/noise ratio? by r2kordmaa · · Score: 5, Funny
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    NSA - defeated by spam

  5. 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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  6. 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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