U.S. Military ‘Power Grab’ Goes Into Effect

[eddie]

I have a real hard time believing the NSA can read all our emails. With over 100 million computers in the US alone, along with all the tablets, cell phones, etc. Think of all the emails going around everyday, how the heck are they going to read them all. They might flag certain emails from certain groups or if the emails are going over seas on a regular basis, but everyones emails, everyday?
You'll never convince me that they can do that.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by eddie

You'll never convince me that they can do that.

Especially considering the NSA budget and the fact that they have a responsibility for monitoring a bunch of foreign countries.

[eddie]

Originally Posted by Platapus

Especially considering the NSA budget and the fact that they have a responsibility for monitoring a bunch of foreign countries.

And how many analysts do you think they would need to do that?

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by eddie

And how many analysts do you think they would need to do that?

Quite a few actually. Computers, even if the NSA had enough, can only do part of the work.

[Red October1984]

Originally Posted by eddie

I have a real hard time believing the NSA can read all our emails. With over 100 million computers in the US alone, along with all the tablets, cell phones, etc. Think of all the emails going around everyday, how the heck are they going to read them all. They might flag certain emails from certain groups or if the emails are going over seas on a regular basis, but everyones emails, everyday?
You'll never convince me that they can do that.

ECHELON

This thing supposedly intercepts all of our electronic communication.

Yes, it might intercept and log it....but nobody will ever get around to reading it all. I would think that they have a list of "hot" words. When a certain number of those words shows up in an email they flag it for reading.

That's my guess.

Yes, it might intercept and log it....but nobody will ever get around to reading it all. I would think that they have a list of "hot" words. When a certain number of those words shows up in an email they flag it for reading.

That's my guess.

Its like the British system at Cheltenham which monitors phone calls in europe or made to europe.
Start every phone conversation with the word semtex and some poor analyst will have to listen to every detail of your everyday conversations.

Just one of the unanswered questions floating around in my head.

Red october, your question answers itself.

[Catfish]

Originally Posted by eddie

I have a real hard time believing the NSA can read all our emails.

You better do.

" [...] and stored in near-bottomless databases will be all forms of communication, including the complete contents of private emails, cell phone calls, and Google searches, as well as all sorts of personal data trails—parking receipts, travel itineraries, bookstore purchases, and other digital “pocket litter. [...]”

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/201...atacenter/all/

http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-new...untry_07192012

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2012...-stellar-wind/

They do not read or listen to personally, of course. The system is called scraping, and it involves anything you do with any digital device (except a Texas Instruments TI30 maybe).