> Parallel construction does NOT allow law enforcement to
I think we're beyond this point now. There is no "what we are allowed to do" vs "what we are not allowed to do". From what we have seen in the past few months, it's now a matter of "do what we want to do" and if we can't do it then we'll interpret the law.
> (a) Introduce evidence that is the product of NSA surveillance
> (b) Literally manufacture probable cause to effect a search to generate introducible evidence
There is probably even a team at the NSA whose sole purpose is parallel construction!
Did your post have to go through some sort of internal review before you were allowed to publish it? I find it weird that you're allowed to blog, let alone blog about the NSA.
This isn't where the line was crossed. Far from it. Even though eavesdropping on the everyday citizen is a pretty damning thing to do, in their eyes it isn't illegal so they can't understand why everyone is complaining.
The line was crossed a long time ago when the Law was treated as an opinion. This cultivated a "let's see what we can get away with" attitude which is now starting to unfold before the world stage.
When someone without knowledge in the markets tells you to buy something, it's time to get out. They either heard that golden advice either on TV, the radio or read it in a newspaper but the common denominator was that it was probably a paid ad by someone who wants to offload as much as possible to the next sucker^Winvestor.
So remember, when your bus drivers or barista tells you to buy Microsoft shares, it's probably best to consider Put options.
> These sorta articles invalidate what I make just because I FEEL like making them. Not sure what to feel about that.
Maybe it's because I'm getting old, but I've learned something... stop caring what others are saying and doing. If you feel like making shit, then make it.
"We have a complete live-spare datacentre in Iceland. Eventually it will be a fully operational centre in its own right, but for now it’s running almost 100% in replica mode."
I'm not so sure about the safe-haveness of Switzerland these days. They already caved to the US, giving them access to banking info (what they're famous for... which leaves me wondering what Switzerland got in return):
'Which comes back to the point I've been trying to make all along here. In the most serious extreme, nowhere in the world is "safe"'
Do you have any suggestions for countries that have excellent data connectivity, would successfully resist pressure from US/UK/X authorities to hand over our servers, and at the same time would not themselves want access to?
"I can only imagine just how incendiary such headlines might become: US Seizes Australian Servers in NSA/FBI/Scary-three-letter-name US Agency Sting Operation. That'd go over real well, especially among Commonwealth nations."
I think if that were to happen, it would be another nail in the coffin for the "US cloud".
From www2.itif.org/2013-cloud-computing-costs.pdf
"The U.S cloud computing industry stands to lose $22 to $35 billion over the next three years as a result of the recent revelations about the NDA's electronic surveillance programs"
I think we're beyond this point now. There is no "what we are allowed to do" vs "what we are not allowed to do". From what we have seen in the past few months, it's now a matter of "do what we want to do" and if we can't do it then we'll interpret the law.
> (a) Introduce evidence that is the product of NSA surveillance
> (b) Literally manufacture probable cause to effect a search to generate introducible evidence
There is probably even a team at the NSA whose sole purpose is parallel construction!