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The Executive Order That Redefines Data Collection
sandbagger writes: " ...it is often the case that one can be led astray by relying on the generic or commonly understood definition of a particular word." That quote apparently applies to words offering constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizure. TechDirt looks at the redefinition of the term "collection" as redefined by Executive Order 12333 to allow basically every information dragnet, provided no-one looks at it. "Collection" is now defined as "collection plus action." According to this document, it still isn't collected, even if it has been gathered, packaged and sent to a "supervisory authority." No collection happens until examination. It's Schrodinger's data, neither collected nor uncollected until the "box" has been opened. This leads to the question of aging off collected data/communications: if certain (non) collections haven't been examined at the end of the 5-year storage limit, are they allowed to be retained simply because they haven't officially been collected yet? Does the timer start when the "box" is opened or when the "box" is filled?
Convenient, isn't it?
"Does the timer start when the "box" is opened or when the "box" is filled?"
Neither. The timer simply determines how long the government has to ship the data off to a non-US jurisdiction then deny that they ever collected it.
Never in my life have I read a "collection" of words that more succinctly summarized the level of corruption within our government than in the summary we've read here.
I don't even know why it ended in a question when the answer will be whatever the fuck they want it will be. They've mad that abundantly clear with the manipulation of wordplay to dismantle every Right you read about in the "collection" of books we use to educate our youth.
Want to ban more books in school? Might as well start with the US Constitution. You'll find it accurately filed under fictional humor because it's a joke.