Long term the nugget idea is interesting, just keep quoting the info as posted to Slashdot and adding your own insights.
A lot of staff will for the first time face the reality/limits of their rights and freedoms and wonder about their own internet logs.
Self censorship takes over and very well educated staff members notes group think setting in.
Thats why the more successful clandestine services ensure staff read as much as they can and offer to keep their education going.
Languages, propaganda, protest movements where all once seen as great learning environments.
So if your good clearance "still" has some "leaked classified information" clause... where you in the newer uptake?
Yes contractors selling more kit and overtime to watch over new contractors fixing past contractors work...
Expect a lot of internal testing, experts, deep staff tracking, random chats with strangers after work about life at bars/gyms/book clubs (fiction only).
Report any chats you have with strangers, anyone could be a loyalty test.
Direct and covert offers to 'buy' info on work topics as huge new loyalty budgets spin up.
If you really want to keep your job, report coworkers reading news aggregation websites:)
Get in fast before they report you first.
Re: against it's citizens and spying on citizens?
Most countries have a file or team working on that tricky problem. What to do when the war toll, contractor prices, taxes and safe jobs get out of sync and real people fill the streets of a few cities in protest.
What can be done? Print more cash and offer big jumps to wage, stock and pension plans?
Celebrity fun? A calming national event?
Fine contractors and expose their political friends?
Ask the special forces and the trusted military if they have any small tanks in the area to clear the streets with?
Ask the clandestine services just how many of the "protesters" are really informants?
Yes we have seen that "chosen comparison" like idea used on Slashdot. If you forget data compression and keep raw footage/recodings no real data can be stored for very long.
Agent recruiting - this was exposed in the Church reports wrt to US press/universities and their very close role to the US gov.
Spending has been sort of public but out by 50% seems too low?
Offensive cyber-operations - very public in many comments about direction changes and new missions, recruiting needs.
Insider threats - that is interesting. All the new contractors and rushed language needs add up to people with pasts and family connections/faith well outside the USA.
The "anomalous behaviour" has been in the US press and the FBI/task forces really did try on that but little was done.
The China, Russia... spy back list would be well understood by many over the years.
One-third of all spending going on a tactic is amazing in its mission creep/dreamy contractor wealth. Considering the US faces real nations with real tech/people/charm/skills.
Seems the Iran, China and Russia and North Korea get a feeling they are under constant electronic supervision, keep to ~"one time pads" and keep the chatter down? Back to the 1950's vs the floods of later cold war data?
Lethal strikes - the press is understanding the double tap drone strikes, locals using tracking devices for US pay.
Master such complexity? The US needs human spies "again", ie DIA/CIA and so many others will get the budgets. So many issues? The US faces a tactic/nations with people who know not generate masses of easy to collect data.
The "structure and operations of the intelligence bureaucracy" - the press, past authors and researchers seem to have been doing fine work.
To see any comment on the National Reconnaissance Office is very different.
The CIA’s dominant position/paramilitary role is news? The NSA got extra cash and listened much 'more'.
The internal “moderate progress” comment is interesting. Night raids, drone strikes, informants and gathering information will "hold" any war with endless funding...
"Large protests" seems to hint at ever more US funded NGO and colour revolution efforts, 20 somethings with banners, stickers, web 2.0 skills.... waiting for that great optics moment when some regime uncovers their funding connections.
"Russian chemical warfare countermeasures" handing lots of cash to skilled Russians is not working?
The great news for the US is the research projects hint- thats at lot of cash flowing within the US for ~math, ~science ~language grads.
Long term the world seems to understand they are all on ENIGMA like units and their communications might want to take on a more imaginative role?
Will the question of who allowed the "applicants and contractors" vetting to become an issue be tracked back to the policy or just fixed?
Someone allowed the US to change its very good vetting...
Its not just been smart, past testing was in the real world, not just digital databases and past war/contractor work adding up to been trusted.
Other parts of the world dont just hire people, they invite them in and look after them for life in an elite setting.
So the US really wants an AI to use databases to see say a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tet_Offensive forming and never question the war later.
Other parts of the world see an Engima like opportunity and will track brilliant/smart US contractors for a chat:)
More budget and power for new safeguards in testing staff, better networks and airport exit scans to pull aside sensitive staff 'everytime'.
Contractors will have a huge list of amazing new products to offer once they have a deeper understanding of the NSA and its vision for future systems...
Gone public inside the US would been with a cleared legal team, different courts with very few public comments. The Fourth Amendment aspect would have never been public and some cover story hinted at.
The Pentagon Papers had a nation/generation ready for truth, where exposed to the reality of war.
Even if you find a particularly sympathetic political person or group, what protections can they still offer - internal to the USA?
Federal whistleblower statutes are nice on paper for use in court but the reality over the past years for experts facing court on topics like this is not great.
So what does that say about the quality of the intelligence they are gathering they could not properly screen a guy who would have access to everything?
Rushed like many other gov groups in history.
The USA always seemed to have the cash, testing and time in the past to learn from most of the epic historical issues with staff.
Quality is gone with so many needed in long wars with new private groups deep in the funding mix.
Yes the USA now has the 1950-80's UK issue with never been able to fully understand its top staff.
Better replace them with low end staff to replace/upgrade parts and then have very few experts make it all work.
Then robots to do the simple hardware swaps.
The problem for the US is finding top people with the trust/skills needed come with an understanding of ongoing wars and tactics.
So what will they do to the USA if found guilty? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaragua_v._United_States shows the "outcome".
PRISM will end up as a great read, fun for historical and computer science types (from the view of the US gov).
More interesting will be the reputations of the big US brands, their long term EU and French standing. Local reps trying anything to get in front of any new local press as daily details become public.
This is not tax or some other day to day detail that can be PR away via help from some US firm. France recalls the Vichy days, Indochina, French Algeria, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elf_Aquitaine#Fraud_scandal and their public is educated and will enjoy the topics.
US bases exist in many parts of the world, local politicians often ask questions. If their own clandestine services wont talk, academics can talk in open or closed settings on any topic they feel they can help with. France has nothing to really lose and any new public discourse on PRISM would be fine.
Very few parts of the world would get "intel from prism [like system] and in exchange the USA gets access"
That land or base deal was a short post ww2 list and third party status was only really one way for a Germany, the Netherlands, France, Belgium and Denmark.
There was no protection for any third party communications traffic just the offer to give to the US. Keeping third party status might secure US help in other areas over time.
The US air strike on Tripoli went around France, Italy and Spain. France did help with Chad in 1987, Iraq 91.
France would be more interested in the Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Paltalk, Facebook, AOL, Apple side and exposing the US brands.
Yes pla, the idea that Africa wont be allowed to have new cars, air-conditioning and big houses is just so wrong.
Clean energy, water and real advancement for all.
Aluminium cans, and BPA free plastic bottles can have a deposit refund so people will collect them.
Africa, South America and Asia can all trade and all their people enjoy a good standard of living.
A lot seemed to be about that post-college or entering an adult existence. The boardroom or two part-time jobs await unless a 'start up' can be inspired by enjoying life and getting funding.
Back in the 1990's it was always "citation needed" to many people offering insights into encryption or security questions.
The brand of made in the USA is now connected to poor encryption, many forms of gov oversight and tight internal security laws.
A generation is now aware of the political and legal connections needed to soar beyond just skills, friends and cash.
It will be fun to see any changes. Coding next gen drones and helping the surveillance contractors could make money?
We now as consumers have the RAM, CPU, GPU, codecs, wider skills with programming languages, webcams, networking, OS, resolution, displays and faster networking.
In theory a lot of the older visions are now not so hard or expensive on desktop computers.
Sadly with the push to video game consoles, the cloud, a generation only knowing endless wars and smart phones we are seeing a dumbing down of raw power and any real tech growth.
Poverty as noted is also catching up fast vs the predictable ~~1990's hardware/software upgrade cycle.
For the next gen, we will need cheap optical to more US homes so average coders with great ideas can explore with their bandwidth outside the expensive educational or limited library setting.
If that fails the US is left with a small trust fund or scholarship elite selling to itself or cleared to sell to gov agencies.
Slashdot Mirror
If its supported and "battery-saving techniques" on page 3 work well on your hardware: Enjoy :)
Re: "The way they drop them hasn't changed much."
http://www.defence.gov.au/sea_king_boi/pdf/chapters/Chapter%2018.pdf
Section 8.31 seems to give a hint at what NASA is trying to help with.
(from http://www.defence.gov.au/sea_king_boi/chapters.htm)
The US press did to with Nixon too. The old trick was to get to the press/publisher/author first. That worked well for many, many years :)
Long term the nugget idea is interesting, just keep quoting the info as posted to Slashdot and adding your own insights. ... where you in the newer uptake?
A lot of staff will for the first time face the reality/limits of their rights and freedoms and wonder about their own internet logs.
Self censorship takes over and very well educated staff members notes group think setting in.
Thats why the more successful clandestine services ensure staff read as much as they can and offer to keep their education going.
Languages, propaganda, protest movements where all once seen as great learning environments.
So if your good clearance "still" has some "leaked classified information" clause
Yes contractors selling more kit and overtime to watch over new contractors fixing past contractors work... :)
Expect a lot of internal testing, experts, deep staff tracking, random chats with strangers after work about life at bars/gyms/book clubs (fiction only).
Report any chats you have with strangers, anyone could be a loyalty test.
Direct and covert offers to 'buy' info on work topics as huge new loyalty budgets spin up.
If you really want to keep your job, report coworkers reading news aggregation websites
Get in fast before they report you first.
Re maintain as much peace in the world as possible?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covert_United_States_foreign_regime_change_actions
Much of that seems to been keeping the world in a mess so it needs US help/arms and political cover/support.
Re: against it's citizens and spying on citizens?
Most countries have a file or team working on that tricky problem. What to do when the war toll, contractor prices, taxes and safe jobs get out of sync and real people fill the streets of a few cities in protest.
What can be done? Print more cash and offer big jumps to wage, stock and pension plans?
Celebrity fun? A calming national event?
Fine contractors and expose their political friends?
Ask the special forces and the trusted military if they have any small tanks in the area to clear the streets with?
Ask the clandestine services just how many of the "protesters" are really informants?
Yes we have seen that "chosen comparison" like idea used on Slashdot. If you forget data compression and keep raw footage/recodings no real data can be stored for very long.
From that http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit_451 ~"unpleasant content and contradicting facts and opinions" is now just "secret" news.
The automatic filters dont work like that anymore. The first find would be set aside for machine learning and then the search tasks go on as normal.
Agent recruiting - this was exposed in the Church reports wrt to US press/universities and their very close role to the US gov. .... waiting for that great optics moment when some regime uncovers their funding connections.
Spending has been sort of public but out by 50% seems too low?
Offensive cyber-operations - very public in many comments about direction changes and new missions, recruiting needs.
Insider threats - that is interesting. All the new contractors and rushed language needs add up to people with pasts and family connections/faith well outside the USA.
The "anomalous behaviour" has been in the US press and the FBI/task forces really did try on that but little was done.
The China, Russia... spy back list would be well understood by many over the years.
One-third of all spending going on a tactic is amazing in its mission creep/dreamy contractor wealth. Considering the US faces real nations with real tech/people/charm/skills.
Seems the Iran, China and Russia and North Korea get a feeling they are under constant electronic supervision, keep to ~"one time pads" and keep the chatter down? Back to the 1950's vs the floods of later cold war data?
Lethal strikes - the press is understanding the double tap drone strikes, locals using tracking devices for US pay.
Master such complexity? The US needs human spies "again", ie DIA/CIA and so many others will get the budgets. So many issues? The US faces a tactic/nations with people who know not generate masses of easy to collect data.
The "structure and operations of the intelligence bureaucracy" - the press, past authors and researchers seem to have been doing fine work.
To see any comment on the National Reconnaissance Office is very different.
The CIA’s dominant position/paramilitary role is news? The NSA got extra cash and listened much 'more'.
The internal “moderate progress” comment is interesting. Night raids, drone strikes, informants and gathering information will "hold" any war with endless funding...
"Large protests" seems to hint at ever more US funded NGO and colour revolution efforts, 20 somethings with banners, stickers, web 2.0 skills
"Russian chemical warfare countermeasures" handing lots of cash to skilled Russians is not working?
The great news for the US is the research projects hint- thats at lot of cash flowing within the US for ~math, ~science ~language grads.
Long term the world seems to understand they are all on ENIGMA like units and their communications might want to take on a more imaginative role?
Will the question of who allowed the "applicants and contractors" vetting to become an issue be tracked back to the policy or just fixed?
Someone allowed the US to change its very good vetting...
Its not just been smart, past testing was in the real world, not just digital databases and past war/contractor work adding up to been trusted. :)
Other parts of the world dont just hire people, they invite them in and look after them for life in an elite setting.
So the US really wants an AI to use databases to see say a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tet_Offensive forming and never question the war later.
Other parts of the world see an Engima like opportunity and will track brilliant/smart US contractors for a chat
More budget and power for new safeguards in testing staff, better networks and airport exit scans to pull aside sensitive staff 'everytime'.
Contractors will have a huge list of amazing new products to offer once they have a deeper understanding of the NSA and its vision for future systems...
Gone public inside the US would been with a cleared legal team, different courts with very few public comments.
The Fourth Amendment aspect would have never been public and some cover story hinted at.
The Pentagon Papers had a nation/generation ready for truth, where exposed to the reality of war.
Even if you find a particularly sympathetic political person or group, what protections can they still offer - internal to the USA?
Federal whistleblower statutes are nice on paper for use in court but the reality over the past years for experts facing court on topics like this is not great.
So what does that say about the quality of the intelligence they are gathering they could not properly screen a guy who would have access to everything?
Rushed like many other gov groups in history.
The USA always seemed to have the cash, testing and time in the past to learn from most of the epic historical issues with staff.
Quality is gone with so many needed in long wars with new private groups deep in the funding mix.
Yes the USA now has the 1950-80's UK issue with never been able to fully understand its top staff.
Better replace them with low end staff to replace/upgrade parts and then have very few experts make it all work.
Then robots to do the simple hardware swaps.
The problem for the US is finding top people with the trust/skills needed come with an understanding of ongoing wars and tactics.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_United_States_bombing_of_Libya
The Chad reference was http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIA_activities_in_Chad (~France and USA)
Italy tried that http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/19/us-usa-panama-cia-idUSBRE96I0V320130719
So what will they do to the USA if found guilty?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaragua_v._United_States shows the "outcome".
PRISM will end up as a great read, fun for historical and computer science types (from the view of the US gov).
More interesting will be the reputations of the big US brands, their long term EU and French standing. Local reps trying anything to get in front of any new local press as daily details become public.
This is not tax or some other day to day detail that can be PR away via help from some US firm. France recalls the Vichy days, Indochina, French Algeria, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elf_Aquitaine#Fraud_scandal and their public is educated and will enjoy the topics.
US bases exist in many parts of the world, local politicians often ask questions. If their own clandestine services wont talk, academics can talk in open or closed settings on any topic they feel they can help with. France has nothing to really lose and any new public discourse on PRISM would be fine.
Very few parts of the world would get "intel from prism [like system] and in exchange the USA gets access"
That land or base deal was a short post ww2 list and third party status was only really one way for a Germany, the Netherlands, France, Belgium and Denmark.
There was no protection for any third party communications traffic just the offer to give to the US. Keeping third party status might secure US help in other areas over time.
The US air strike on Tripoli went around France, Italy and Spain. France did help with Chad in 1987, Iraq 91.
France would be more interested in the Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Paltalk, Facebook, AOL, Apple side and exposing the US brands.
Yes pla, the idea that Africa wont be allowed to have new cars, air-conditioning and big houses is just so wrong.
Clean energy, water and real advancement for all.
Aluminium cans, and BPA free plastic bottles can have a deposit refund so people will collect them.
Africa, South America and Asia can all trade and all their people enjoy a good standard of living.
A lot seemed to be about that post-college or entering an adult existence. The boardroom or two part-time jobs await unless a 'start up' can be inspired by enjoying life and getting funding.
Back in the 1990's it was always "citation needed" to many people offering insights into encryption or security questions.
The brand of made in the USA is now connected to poor encryption, many forms of gov oversight and tight internal security laws.
A generation is now aware of the political and legal connections needed to soar beyond just skills, friends and cash.
It will be fun to see any changes. Coding next gen drones and helping the surveillance contractors could make money?
We now as consumers have the RAM, CPU, GPU, codecs, wider skills with programming languages, webcams, networking, OS, resolution, displays and faster networking.
In theory a lot of the older visions are now not so hard or expensive on desktop computers.
Sadly with the push to video game consoles, the cloud, a generation only knowing endless wars and smart phones we are seeing a dumbing down of raw power and any real tech growth.
Poverty as noted is also catching up fast vs the predictable ~~1990's hardware/software upgrade cycle.
For the next gen, we will need cheap optical to more US homes so average coders with great ideas can explore with their bandwidth outside the expensive educational or limited library setting.
If that fails the US is left with a small trust fund or scholarship elite selling to itself or cleared to sell to gov agencies.