Latest Techdirt Comments http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/16480623431/us-chamber-commerce-bollywood-is-so-successful-without-strong-copyrights-that-it-will-fail-unless-india-strengthens-its.shtml#c489 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:09:04 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/16480623431/us-chamber-commerce-bollywood-is-so-successful-without-strong-copyrights-that-it-will-fail-unless-india-strengthens-its.shtml#c489
With a young population where over half a billion people are under 25 years old, Bollywood as well as Hollywood are experiencing growth that may be far outpacing the Indian economy. With an eager and growing workforce and multiplying diaspora overseas, creative content may edge its way up to be India
]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/06292823517/nypd-boss-angry-over-secret-nsa-surveillancebut-only-because-it-was-secret.shtml#c111 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:08:09 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/06292823517/nypd-boss-angry-over-secret-nsa-surveillancebut-only-because-it-was-secret.shtml#c111
This! http://v.gd/3K4FAn

So scared of the truth! It's totally awesome!]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/11500923509/its-come-to-this-commentators-arguing-that-press-commits-crime-exposing-nsa-surveillance.shtml#c413 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:08:08 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/11500923509/its-come-to-this-commentators-arguing-that-press-commits-crime-exposing-nsa-surveillance.shtml#c413
This! http://v.gd/3K4FAn

So scared of the truth! It's totally awesome!]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/14341223521/google-without-admitting-it-gets-fisa-orders-files-lawsuit-to-challenge-fisa-gag-orders.shtml#c145 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:08:06 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/14341223521/google-without-admitting-it-gets-fisa-orders-files-lawsuit-to-challenge-fisa-gag-orders.shtml#c145
This! http://v.gd/3K4FAn

So scared of the truth! It's totally awesome!]]> Re: http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130618/11332223519/states-attorneys-general-want-to-special-exception-to-blame-sites-actions-users.shtml#c99 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:08:02 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130618/11332223519/states-attorneys-general-want-to-special-exception-to-blame-sites-actions-users.shtml#c99
Nigel]]> Re: http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130618/11332223519/states-attorneys-general-want-to-special-exception-to-blame-sites-actions-users.shtml#c84 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:07:09 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130618/11332223519/states-attorneys-general-want-to-special-exception-to-blame-sites-actions-users.shtml#c84
Work those sockpuppets while trying to save face, but whatever you do, don't address the merits of anything I say.

Attack the person! It's the only thing you know!

Good on ya!

LOL!]]> http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130618/11332223519/states-attorneys-general-want-to-special-exception-to-blame-sites-actions-users.shtml#c69 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:05:29 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130618/11332223519/states-attorneys-general-want-to-special-exception-to-blame-sites-actions-users.shtml#c69
This! http://v.gd/3K4FAn

So scared of the truth! It's totally awesome!]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130614/13075523474/eric-holder-wants-to-stop-frisk-nypd.shtml#c383 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:05:16 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130614/13075523474/eric-holder-wants-to-stop-frisk-nypd.shtml#c383
This! http://v.gd/3K4FAn

So scared of the truth! It's totally awesome!]]> Re: The only problem with digital only... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130616/20142123500/games-war-designer-cliff-bleszinski-used-games-must-be-killed-order-unsustainable-aaa-development-to-live.shtml#c1580 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:03:09 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130616/20142123500/games-war-designer-cliff-bleszinski-used-games-must-be-killed-order-unsustainable-aaa-development-to-live.shtml#c1580
And that kind of size is restricted mostly to the big-name, big-budget outfits who are throwing money at pure eye-candy, usually to make up for the fact that their game has sod-all else in the way of unique selling points. Smaller outfits willing to settle for lower-tech visuals don't often break the 1GB mark.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130614/13075523474/eric-holder-wants-to-stop-frisk-nypd.shtml#c359 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:02:20 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130614/13075523474/eric-holder-wants-to-stop-frisk-nypd.shtml#c359 Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/06292823517/nypd-boss-angry-over-secret-nsa-surveillancebut-only-because-it-was-secret.shtml#c95 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:01:50 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/06292823517/nypd-boss-angry-over-secret-nsa-surveillancebut-only-because-it-was-secret.shtml#c95 http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130618/11332223519/states-attorneys-general-want-to-special-exception-to-blame-sites-actions-users.shtml#c68 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:01:22 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130618/11332223519/states-attorneys-general-want-to-special-exception-to-blame-sites-actions-users.shtml#c68 An excellent piece of defending without admitting: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/14341223521/google-without-admitting-it-gets-fisa-orders-files-lawsuit-to-challenge-fisa-gag-orders.shtml#c135 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:01:12 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/14341223521/google-without-admitting-it-gets-fisa-orders-files-lawsuit-to-challenge-fisa-gag-orders.shtml#c135
Mike's italics: "Google is arguing that the perception that it's opened up its network to the NSA".

So there you go! All just a mis-perception of what Google says are "false or misleading reports in the media".

One of the benefits of weaseling is that it's difficult to expose, because no matter what the outcome is, the weasel can argue techicalities to always end up right.

I expect that as this suit drags through the courts we'll incidentally learn for sure that NSA does have access to Google's number crunchers, but that Google isn't lying now because it's not "direct access" to their "servers". Or some further narrowing of "users". In any event, don't expect Google to just flat out admit it's a spy agency.

Denying forever is totally consistent with Google being a spy agency. As is this court case: it's good publicity now, could always get decided (or be maneuvered so) that they must keep it secret, and even if ever the truth emerges, no worse of damage. So if you game this out, it says nothing.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130614/13075523474/eric-holder-wants-to-stop-frisk-nypd.shtml#c326 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:57:58 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130614/13075523474/eric-holder-wants-to-stop-frisk-nypd.shtml#c326 Job Postings w/NSA codewords http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/13482623512/discovering-names-secret-nsa-surveillance-programs-via-linkedin.shtml#c630 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:56:06 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/13482623512/discovering-names-secret-nsa-surveillance-programs-via-linkedin.shtml#c630
Some of the codenames that are interesting:

AIRGAP, ASSOCIATION, BROOMSTICK, CONTROACTAVE, CULTWEAVE, DISHFIRE, FASTSCOPE, GLOBALREACH, GLOBALVISION, HIGHTIDE, HOMEBASE, INTELINK, MAINWAY, MARINA, OCTAVE, OILSTOCK, PINWALE, SKYWRITER, SPOTBEAM, TARANTELLA, TRAFFICTHIEF, WRANGLER, WRANGLER, MARTES, TACELINT, SEALINK, ULQ-16

Oh, and here are some named Intelligence networks: INTELINK, JWICS, SIPRNET, and NSANET

So WTF is OILSTOCK and why is the NSA interested in oil?]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130614/13075523474/eric-holder-wants-to-stop-frisk-nypd.shtml#c310 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:55:59 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130614/13075523474/eric-holder-wants-to-stop-frisk-nypd.shtml#c310 Immunity for Whistleblowers http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/12553023511/nsa-boss-asks-congress-legal-immunity-companies-that-help-nsa-spy-everyone.shtml#c609 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:54:46 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/12553023511/nsa-boss-asks-congress-legal-immunity-companies-that-help-nsa-spy-everyone.shtml#c609 Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/16480623431/us-chamber-commerce-bollywood-is-so-successful-without-strong-copyrights-that-it-will-fail-unless-india-strengthens-its.shtml#c459 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:49:00 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130612/16480623431/us-chamber-commerce-bollywood-is-so-successful-without-strong-copyrights-that-it-will-fail-unless-india-strengthens-its.shtml#c459 Re: Re: Re: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/01573323504/senator-lindsey-graham-defends-nsa-surveillance-arguing-about-something-entirely-different.shtml#c647 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:44:44 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130617/01573323504/senator-lindsey-graham-defends-nsa-surveillance-arguing-about-something-entirely-different.shtml#c647 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/14341223521/google-without-admitting-it-gets-fisa-orders-files-lawsuit-to-challenge-fisa-gag-orders.shtml#c130 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:43:12 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130618/14341223521/google-without-admitting-it-gets-fisa-orders-files-lawsuit-to-challenge-fisa-gag-orders.shtml#c130