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Tracking mail for delivery and tracking mail regardless if it has tracking services, building a giant database, and handing it off to 3rd parties is different than signing up for a requested service. Information is already leaking out that the prism system is being used to collect information to sell to PRIVATE INDUSTRY to the highest bidder. In addition people don't realize how detailed of a profile of somone's life one can make with such little bits of information, and how easily that information can be used to hurt you regardless of the legality of your activities.

Source?

Just like before this whole PRISM scandal "broke" in the mainstream press, anyone who bothered to look could have found this information. Perhaps you should go look for yourself instead of expecting people to spoon feed you information which you will immediately decry and deny its relevance because it wasn't on CNN. I know the intelligence community loves to use its own mass media tools to expose itself and make its own job harder. Makes sense right? Go do your homework instead of asking some one else to do it for you. I don't give a shit if you believe me. This is laziness disguised as skepticism.

This sure was a alot of words to say "I don't have a reliable source."

Right because leaks are always verified by several reputable mainstream media sources immediately right? Oh wait reporters who publish those kind of stories die in fiery car wrecks, get poisoned with polonium, or just disappear. It is a fact that they use contractors to implement many of these systems. Do you really think they can be trusted to not only keep this data from leaking, but be trusted not to sell highly lucrative data to third parties? All you have to do is open your eyes to see the free for all. I am not going to string a bunch of bits of information together for you to take potshots at so that you can do that rather than exercise common sense and analyze the situation with your own ability for critical thought.

Stellar, Sir.

The Pirates of centuries ago who became mercenaries have turned into contractors and groups in public/private partnerships with States and Corporate behemoths.

More information for anyone interested: Confessions of an Economic Hit Man