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Although I'm not familiar with the _actual_ operating procedures involved, one would hope/expect this not to be available to lone analysts at their own discretion.

>>cmyr+(OP)
I thought the source of some of this data was Snowden's access at his own discretion, with his own keys and others' that he obtained?

I say "some" since Schneier has stated he now considers there to be at least 3 leakers... https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2014/08/the_us_intell...

The other two leakers got their information from somewhere, and it could have also included access at their own discretion.

>>cmyr+(OP)
One can hope. When Binney blew the whistle on the NSA he specifically said that he saw a request for Senator Obama's communications during his time there, as well as other elected officials.

>>xnull2+x5
Was that Binney or Tice?

>>cmyr+(OP)
> Although I'm not familiar with the _actual_ operating procedures involved

Their official line is that the data isn't being collected, correct?

>>ChrisA+P5
It was Tice. My mistake. Thank you for the check.