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The Snowden
Revelations
In the summer of 2013, an employee of a defence contractor met with journalists from media outlets such as the Guardian to publish one of the most substantial leak of government documents in recent years.
What was Released?
Among the thousands of documents leaked to the public were orders from the NSA requiring Verizon to share detailed phone records of all their customers
What data do
you own?
Content
The actual message being sent
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Text message
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Email body
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Phone call
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Instant message
YOU own
it
VS
Metadata
The who, what, where and how the data is sent
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Phone numbers
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Call duration
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Origin of phone call
You DO NOT own it
This means the NSA can collect and keep records of all metadata produced from forms of communication without requiring a warrant. Even without knowing the content of the data, the government can track nearly every single move you make
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