NSA launches lip reading drones in United States

[yurbud]

New leaks reveal for the first time that the NSA is using drones to spy on in person conversations within the United States. Predator drones are taping all conversation outdoors and many indoors observable through windows not blocked by drapes or blinds.

An unnamed high-ranking official in the Obama administration said average Americans should not be concerned about their privacy being invaded.

“We’re just collecting meta-data,” the official said, adding, “like who is talking to who, where, and when, and the general tone of the conversation, you know, whether it’s friendly, business-like, or furtive. We’re certainly not recording the content of the conversations.”

Critics of the program have disputed this, noting that the NSA has advertised in many deaf publications for lip readers to serve as analysts....

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[darkangel218]

1. Huh?

Is this from the onion?

[Scootaloo]

5. No, it's from "professorsmartass.blogspot.com

Sounds legit!

[yurbud]

8. I'm better than that.

[greatauntoftriplets]

2. I can't wait for the thought-reading drones!

[yurbud]

12. I knew you would say that.

[99th_Monkey]

3. "An UNNAMED high-ranking official" says "average Americans should NOT be concerned

"Trust me, just never-you-mind who I am"

[giftedgirl77]

4. Ohhh my.. this really should have a disclaimer

on it before some poor fool picks this up &runs with it. Next thing we know it will have 200 replies & sheer panic run afoul

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. DU lives for this kind of post...

Indeed, thrives on it.

[yurbud]

9. I enjoy that kind of reaction

[awoke_in_2003]

6. While this is a humorous piece...

it is not impossible.

[yurbud]

11. satire is pretty much impossible these days. After Bush was "elected", I joked that the quality of

Republican candidates was deteriorating so steadily that their next candidate would be a dirty gym sock.

Then McCain picked Palin to be his VP candidate, who was a couple of notches below gym sock.