The cursor moved rapidly from the left, gobbling text. I watched my words vanish. When I tried to close my OpenOffice file the keyboard began flashing and bleeping.
To me and Occams razor that sounds more like a stuck key than the NSA openly deleting stuff in a manuscript while you're writing it.
More to the point, "keyboards flashing and beeping" is pretty much the polar opposite of what a professional organization like NSA would do. They would shred/unlink the file after its closed so that you'd never be the wiser.
But on the other hand, they wouldn't be in this guy's computer anyways because even if NSA were out to oppress him, he's pretty far back at the end of the ol' pri. queue. "Oh, no, not a manuscript, OMG, get Gen. Alexander on the STE-III!"
If this were an operation, it'd be more likely to be GCHQ. Keep in mind, GCHQ sent the NSA the Yahoo webcam photos, for use in XKEYSCORE. The two are close allies.
The CIA on the other hand, competes with the NSA for resources and jurisdiction.
Right now the NSA's budget dwarfs that of the CIA, since data collection and SIGINT have been prioritized over HUMINT. Technology advances and cost reductions might have encouraged this.
What types of intelligence and which agencies will be more relevant in the 21st century? The Snowden revelations and ongoing saga will play a large part in affecting future views, and answers to that question.
It might be more beneficial for the CIA to actually step back.
Plus, a lot of people want to see mass surveillance fail. It's pretty obviously a threat to democracy waiting to happen, and most people in service are dedicating their life to protecting democracy.
Except that the CIA does have an office in Rio, whose station chief is known for these kinds of tactics, as is written in the article.
I think also you're overstating how much the CIA might be competing with the NSA. Sure, at the highest levels, this might be true, but in the trenches, operatives share everything. I doubt anyone in the CIA truly resents the NSA and they'd happily help each other out like this.
The NSA is tasked with collecting information. If there was an operation, as it was described, this would be a PSYOP. Also, while the NSA might help, it'd be another agency with more HUMINT and clandestine experience who designed and executed the operation.
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The cursor moved rapidly from the left, gobbling text. I watched my words vanish. When I tried to close my OpenOffice file the keyboard began flashing and bleeping.
To me and Occams razor that sounds more like a stuck key than the NSA openly deleting stuff in a manuscript while you're writing it.
More to the point, "keyboards flashing and beeping" is pretty much the polar opposite of what a professional organization like NSA would do. They would shred/unlink the file after its closed so that you'd never be the wiser.
But on the other hand, they wouldn't be in this guy's computer anyways because even if NSA were out to oppress him, he's pretty far back at the end of the ol' pri. queue. "Oh, no, not a manuscript, OMG, get Gen. Alexander on the STE-III!"
It actually sounds a lot more like a CIA intimidation tactic.
If this were an operation, it'd be more likely to be GCHQ. Keep in mind, GCHQ sent the NSA the Yahoo webcam photos, for use in XKEYSCORE. The two are close allies.
The CIA on the other hand, competes with the NSA for resources and jurisdiction.
Right now the NSA's budget dwarfs that of the CIA, since data collection and SIGINT have been prioritized over HUMINT. Technology advances and cost reductions might have encouraged this.
What types of intelligence and which agencies will be more relevant in the 21st century? The Snowden revelations and ongoing saga will play a large part in affecting future views, and answers to that question.
It might be more beneficial for the CIA to actually step back.
Plus, a lot of people want to see mass surveillance fail. It's pretty obviously a threat to democracy waiting to happen, and most people in service are dedicating their life to protecting democracy.
Except that the CIA does have an office in Rio, whose station chief is known for these kinds of tactics, as is written in the article.
I think also you're overstating how much the CIA might be competing with the NSA. Sure, at the highest levels, this might be true, but in the trenches, operatives share everything. I doubt anyone in the CIA truly resents the NSA and they'd happily help each other out like this.
He experienced the deletions after returning to his home, in the UK.
I certainly might be. It's interesting to consider though.
The NSA is tasked with collecting information. If there was an operation, as it was described, this would be a PSYOP. Also, while the NSA might help, it'd be another agency with more HUMINT and clandestine experience who designed and executed the operation.
To me it sounds like bullshit being invented by a reporter trying to spice up a story.
It sounds so crazy, the guy has more to lose by printing it (and having people think he's a loon).