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NSA Claims It Can’t Watch a Tape It Recorded in the 1980s (gizmodo.com)

submitted 4 months ago by jeffw@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] MonkderDritte@feddit.de 252 points 4 months ago (23 children)

they are on a format that NSA no longer has the ability to view or digitize,” the NSA FOIA office said in a follow-up. “Without being able to view the tapes, NSA has no way to verify their responsiveness. NSA is not required to find or obtain new technology (outdated or current) in order to process a request.”

In short, "we don't want to".

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Wait, so the NSA could put everything on an external HD with a proprietary cable that destroys itself after being used.

Then, they have a way to produce it as needed, but because they are not required to obtain it they can now refuse it.

[–] smb@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago

.... like a prophet that has genuinely seen inevitable future !!

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