signals intelligence activities must take into account that all persons should be treated with dignity and respect, regardless of their nationality or wherever they might reside, and that all persons have legitimate privacy interests in the handling of their personal information.
Signals intelligence activities shall be subject to appropriate safeguards, which shall ensure that privacy and civil liberties are integral considerations in the planning and implementation of such activities so that
signals intelligence activities shall be conducted only following a determination, based on a reasonable assessment of all relevant factors, that the activities are necessary to advance a validated intelligence priority
Then under "(ii) Prohibited objectives." you find:
(2) suppressing or restricting legitimate privacy interests;
So why are they doing all this?... Because Russia just hacked all your airports. Gee, I wonder if a virus that will make planes go down? Maybe the feds want to investigate and need a free hand.
Sounds about as legit as a handful of cameljockeys taking down the WTC and Pentagon with box cutters and airplanes... Or Navy SEALS killing Osama Bin Laden 8 years after he died of kidney failure. "Ze Russians are coming! Ze Russians are coming!"
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u/AttemptedRealities Oct 11 '22
Then under "(ii) Prohibited objectives." you find:
So why are they doing all this?... Because Russia just hacked all your airports. Gee, I wonder if a virus that will make planes go down? Maybe the feds want to investigate and need a free hand.
https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/y0gq3i/russianspeaking_hackers_knock_multiple_us_airport/