[Steven W]

http://gulfnews.com/opinions/columnists ... -1.1297995

Ever since Snowden provided reporters with a trove of top secret documents, we've been subjected to all sorts of NSA word games. The word "collect" has a very special definition, according to the US defence department (DoD). A 1982 procedures manual says: "Information shall be considered as 'collected' only when it has been received for use by an employee of a DoD intelligence component in the course of his official duties." And "data acquired by electronic means is 'collected' only when it has been processed into intelligible form".

Interesting, no?

Seems the NSA's buddies have been busy too:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/f ... rnet-yahoo

And hey, what would buddies be if they didn't share:

http://www.hngn.com/articles/25508/2014 ... th-nsa.htm

It's not as though buddies not separated by an ocean can't share either:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the ... ing-it-up/

A day after we learned of a draining turf battle between the NSA and other law enforcement agencies over bulk surveillance data, it now appears that those same agencies are working together to cover up when those data get shared.

So, you go on, use those web and cloud services. All individuals, corporations and companies can trust American companies and governments to do the right thing. Don't worry if you and or any employee forgot to cross a 't' or dot an 'i'. It's not as though all that data is being swept up and stored for years to come. Encryption will keep that data safe:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57597 ... -snooping/

Another directive signed by Attorney General Eric Holder indicates the NSA can keep encrypted data it intercepts forever -- giving its supercomputers plenty of time in the future to attempt a brute force attack on master encryption keys it's unable to penetrate today. Holder secretly authorized the NSA to retain domestic encrypted data "for a period sufficient to allow thorough exploitation."

Oh, right. But hey, what are the odds that someone or some government with an ax to grind against you/your company is or will be buddies with the NSA or their buddies? Obama says its a-okay. It's not as though anyone in the USA would play word games.

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[Steven W]

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The FBI report was shared with the law enforcement community. It was also shared with owners and operators of "Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources" that are critical to national economic security. The only non-government agency listed as receiving these reports was the Marcellus Shale Operators Crime Committee. Marcellus Shale refers to a geological formation of shale beneath New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and parts of Ohio that is rich in natural gas that can be accessed via fracking.

For the record, I don't give a flying fuck about "fracking". I want the world to see that the FBI is getting involved in many of these minor cases (civil disobedience/misdemeanors). Seriously. And sharing information with goobers who own or operate equipment related to "fracking". That's how low the bar is with American law enforcement.