DamianTV
07-18-2013, 06:30 PM
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/13/07/18/2023207/nsa-admits-searching-3-hops-from-suspects
In a house hearing Wednesday the NSA admitted that it could query not only a suspect's records, but also perform up to a 'three hop query'. Considering that most people in the world are separated by under 6 degrees of separation, the NSA essentially claims that any single suspect gives them rights to investigate a large chunk of the world's population. With the terror watch list having over 700,000 names, just how many times has Kevin Bacon been investigated?"
This link has a bit more info...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/17/nsa-surveillance-house-hearing
In a house hearing Wednesday the NSA admitted that it could query not only a suspect's records, but also perform up to a 'three hop query'. Considering that most people in the world are separated by under 6 degrees of separation, the NSA essentially claims that any single suspect gives them rights to investigate a large chunk of the world's population. With the terror watch list having over 700,000 names, just how many times has Kevin Bacon been investigated?"
This link has a bit more info...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/17/nsa-surveillance-house-hearing