NSA and the sniper

[Nocturnal]

can't the NSA like listen in on peoples convos like in that movie with will smith? i mean dont they have SOME kind of technology that would aide in catching this bastard? does anyone know if they have any type of tools that could help?

 

[ElFenix]

and its illegal as hell to do that and i'd rather they not. so, we just have the brits do it for us.

 

[BCYL]

You mean in Enemy of the State?

NSA's existance is rarely acknowledged publicly... so I would imagine they wouldnt tell anyone if they have the technology to catch this sniper... They might help the FBI secretly, who knows...

 

[binks2k]

they should just get will smith to hunt him down

 

[rutchtkim]

not the NSA's jurisdiction, this belongs to the FBI to investigate, or state and local government

 

[klah]

Originally posted by: BCYL

NSA's existance is rarely acknowledged publicly..

What?? www.nsa.gov

 

[binks2k]

The National Security Agency is the Nation's cryptologic organization. It coordinates, directs, and performs highly specialized activities to protect U.S. information systems and produce foreign intelligence information. A high technology organization, NSA is on the frontiers of communications and data processing. It is also one of the most important centers of foreign language analysis and research within the Government.

that is the function of the NSA according to klah's link

 

[morkinva]

Doesn't the Patriot Act make listening in a legal activity?

The USA Patriot Act defines domestic terrorism as "an attempt to
intimidate or coerce a civilian population"

Project Echelon has like 11 acres of the latest computers, they're using them for something :Q