Comment by tptacek
2 years ago
You get that it's the literal opposite, right? There are actual rules, whether you believe NSA follows them or not, about NSA interfering with US servers. Not only are there no rules applying to overseas servers, but interfering with those servers is literally NSA's chartered mission.
Rules historically have not been an impediment to the NSA. Worst case, they can be ignored, best case, they can be interpreted with extreme creativity. Five Eyes partners are not subject to the same rules, and information can be shared freely with them.
This continued insistence (widespread - not just you!) on the benevolence and good faith of US intelligence, post-Snowden, doesn't make any sense to me.
Yes, I agree that the rules don't mean much to NSA. Do you see why that doesn't matter in this case?
No, I don't see that. I do, however, see you in the parent comment arguing that rules are what currently prevent the NSA from compromising AWS.
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I’m not in a position to know anything except unconfirmed rumors about the NSA.
Hence my position remains unmoved.
Ok! Either way: immaterial to Signal.