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Upon reading this, it does not sound different than what the administration has said all along.

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Aug 9 '13, 09:38

They have the information and can go back to it if they have a reason to. It clearly states that it requires oversight to review the contents of the communications if involving US citizens. Maybe I'm missing something, but this does not sound new.

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oversight can mean any number of things. -- nm - znufrii Aug 9, 09:53 4
- Understood. Still not sure how it's different. I still find myself having a hard time getting as worked up about this as I probably should. I never - pmb Aug 9, 10:01 2
  - Knowing that I'm safe from government intrusion only because I'm simply not interesting enough for the government to pay attention to is cold comfort -- nm - znufrii Aug 9, 11:02
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- "Oops, we forgot that detail" being one of them -- nm - Beryllium Aug 9, 09:54

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Upon reading this, it does not sound different than what the administration has said all along.

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