Yes, they could be using weasel words where "access" simply means they have physical access (aka possession of the phone) and "data" means just the encrypted data, so saying they "successfully accessed the data" could mean they have exactly the same information from the phone as they did before going to court.
I do see it as surprising, however, that a government agency wants to record my network data when I'm just using a VPN to securely connect to my company's network to get some damn work done. This is yet another case where "if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear" is a horrible rationalization for invasive surveillance.
Interesting. My understanding is that text messages are also sent as part of the control messages sent to the towers, so do text messages count as metadata as well? If so, then the excuse "who cares, it's just metadata" doesn't hold much weight since many people text as much as they talk on their phones now.
Indeed. And I wonder if the NSA over-inflated its position, over-inflated its access, and over-inflated what the technology can do when seeking funding and approval from Congress. I wonder if Mike Rogers has done any over-inflation in his career as a politician.
An AI_Jedi walks into a bar. Bartender asks, "What'll you have?" AI_Jedi responds, "A Jedi Mind Trick." Bartender asks, "How do you make that?" AI_Jedi replies, "Fuck it, just Force it."
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Yes, they could be using weasel words where "access" simply means they have physical access (aka possession of the phone) and "data" means just the encrypted data, so saying they "successfully accessed the data" could mean they have exactly the same information from the phone as they did before going to court.
I do see it as surprising, however, that a government agency wants to record my network data when I'm just using a VPN to securely connect to my company's network to get some damn work done. This is yet another case where "if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear" is a horrible rationalization for invasive surveillance.
Interesting. My understanding is that text messages are also sent as part of the control messages sent to the towers, so do text messages count as metadata as well? If so, then the excuse "who cares, it's just metadata" doesn't hold much weight since many people text as much as they talk on their phones now.
Indeed. And I wonder if the NSA over-inflated its position, over-inflated its access, and over-inflated what the technology can do when seeking funding and approval from Congress. I wonder if Mike Rogers has done any over-inflation in his career as a politician.
An AI_Jedi walks into a bar. Bartender asks, "What'll you have?" AI_Jedi responds, "A Jedi Mind Trick." Bartender asks, "How do you make that?" AI_Jedi replies, "Fuck it, just Force it."