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I think it would actually be a dereliction of duty if they did not buy the data.

If the data is available for purchase, they should buy and analyze it, if for no other reason than to know what everyone else knows.

Making the NSA intentionally blind to available data, seems like a bad thing.

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I mostly agree. If I were them, this acquisition would be to augment building a baseline of traffic and patterns of life so they can better identify anomalies in the future.

It seems like a dereliction of duty for the NSA not to go to Congress and scream about needing to close this gaping flaw in the security of our nation.

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