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There are plenty of people that desire money more than following their ethics.

And NSA is where the money is? Always thought federal institutions payed less than private initiatives.

I always assumed the NSA was one of the notable exceptions since they would have to attract the smartest people.

That said, how smart can they be if they got way too enamoured of just collecting everything rather than analyzing it properly...

Smart people have plenty of blind spots, just like normal people.

Yes, that's right, they just collect everything and don't analyze it properly. And you know this, how? Of course they do analysis, it's just of the "needle in a haystack" variety because of the sheer volume they collect. The most intelectually demanding type of analysis.

On the basis of that contribution alone, you've proved you're not smart enough to work for the NSA.

Like it or not, there are also plenty of people who have no ethical dilemma with NSA's conduct.

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