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Phone metadata can reveal sensitive info about individuals (Help Net Security)
2016-05-18 21:58

Since Snowden revealed that the NSA collects from Verizon phone records of US citizens on a daily basis, those who support that kind of collection have been repeatedly pointing out that it’s “just metadata.” The statement was meant to appease the public, as if sensitive information about various individuals that did nothing illegal can’t be discovered and inferred from it. Well, that’s simply not true. The latest proof can be found in the results of … More →


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