Time to make another donation to EFF.
But itâs precisely the reason meta data is collected; to ascertain associations and connections. Why do you think Glenn Greenwaldâs love interest was harassed in the UK? Itâs all about association.
Iâm delighted that the EFF is making it clear (and along with some groups that usually donât like them much, which gives things a nice bipartisan appeal); but has anybody ever been under the impression that âmetadataâ were being collected for any other purpose than this sort of work?
If âmetadataâ were âjust a pile of boring technical arcana about terminating your phone call, they mean nothingâ nobody would collect them. The whole point is that building interconnection information from connection metadata is relatively trivial, especially if you have a lot of it and donât mind a little collateral damageâŚ
Given what the feds are watching, they could easily have a map of members and sympathizers of basically anything above the level of your neighborâs kidsâ treehouse fort at this point.
I wouldnât rule out the tree house club either.
The National Reconnaissance Office and the Geospatial-Intelligence Agency have picked up on foliage anomalies consistent with an improvised arboreal installation in wide-spectrum satellite footage of the area; but the kids arenât allowed to bring their phones up there, because their parents think that they will drop them, so NSA SIGINT can neither confirm nor deny utilization of the installation at this time.
Dispatch the Tiny Dragonfly Drones at once!
Iâm afraid that DARPA is still working on that
Incidentally, where can I obtain a pamphlet entitled âBAA 06-22, Hybrid Insect Micro Systems, Proposer Information Pamphletâ which provides further information on Hybrid Insect Micro Systems? That sounds keen!
Maybe Iâll start a civilian âSwat Teamâ of volunteers to combat them.
All citizens are advised to scan an insectâs NFC tag before exercising pest control measures, as deliberate or negligent destruction of, damage to, or tampering with, officially designated cybernetic or biomimetic security organisms is a serious offense.
These instructions are for your protection.
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