On Nov 5, 2013, at 5:12 PM, Dean Willis <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Wrong. See, the GCHQ has been surveilling US citizens using taps, and the NSA 
> has been surveilling UK citizens using taps. Both are allowed to use covert 
> mechanisms to surveil foreigners. Then they trade data sets with each other.
> 
> This is state surveillance, but since it’s quite reasonably “illegal”, it 
> also requires secrecy.  Securing the transit links such that a “legal order” 
> is required would significantly impact the interception.

Except that its clear that they already HAVE gotten "legal" orders for such 
surveillance.  E.g. AT&T secret room, GCHQ's deal with Level 3, etc...


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