Kuleaid

Remember the good old days, when they told us the NSA was only "collecting metadata". I miss those innocent times.

ideasware

Yeah, I agree -- funny in an evil kind of way. To be honest, it's sad, it really is. I think (a lot of people think) that the NSA is really incredibly evil, without intending to be. I think we have to make our voices heard.

imhereforfruits

without intending to be

Haha, no, they know what they're up to. They like having the control.

mintbanana

Isn't it external hard drives? Not all hard drives, just the ones which have USB connections driven with firmware?

This is a useful distinction right?

ideasware

No of course not, it's all drives, including (obviously) the first drive, the internal one, that comes with the computer. It's very sophisticated; and they've been at them for 14 years, the most lethal in the world.

mintbanana

lethal

Ouch.

ideasware

It's nice to feel the NSA taking the heat, for once. I hope it goes white hot, and leads them to be disbanded for good, although I hardly think it's likely. But hey, there's always hope.

Burrito

I wouldn't hold my breathe unless we got an amazing new president, congress, or you know...a supreme court that cares about our constitution.

imhereforfruits

Or a political structure not bogged down at every corner by lobbyists and corporate interests.