Wikileaks reveals global Surveillance system - Page 24

On August 14 2012 11:03 Cydearrm wrote:
So, is there any real proof that this is actually happening? I mean, have the leaked emails been authenticated in any way? Can they be authenticated in any way? In over 8k emails, this mysterious (but absolutely MASSIVE) data center's location isn't mentioned, alluded to, or implied in any way? There'd have to be some sort of paper trail, as well, right? That much data would require a mind-boggling amount of storage, and there would have to be a not-insignificant amount of people performing upkeep and maintenance. It just seems to me that the amount of work required to actually "keep track" of what millions of people are doing from day to day would be staggering; there's no way it could stay covert for any amount of time. The chance of a secret actually being kept is inversely proportional to the square of the number of people in on the secret.

As for being recorded, you're already being recorded just about every time you walk into a public place. Banks, stores, restaurants, ATM machines, etc. Unless you're paying for everything with cash, you're also already leaving a very traceable paper trail.

TL;DR: This just doesn't seem plausible to me. :-/

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