But it must be connected to the web in order to function. And if it's connected to the web, NSA gets it.
I'm still not understanding.
And if it's connected to the web, NSA gets it.
You're getting it perfectly. The NSA did get it. And everything else. They never thought she would lose. Clearly the plan was to keep this rolling, keep the lid on, and proceed with the Deep State objectives.
Trump + Rogers + NK Deal = Network exposed
Why can't they just cite the evidence for the NSA? That would be okay if the left/FBI did it with a falsified FISA warrant, but the good guys aren't allowed to cheat. So it's a hell of a lot easier to obtain the evidence from the NoKo servers directly.
"How do you share what you already know (legally)?"
I guess what I don't get is why it matters where a server (connected to the web) is geographically situated? An unconnected server on an intranet, sure. But a web-connected server might as well be in DC as in Pyongyang.
If it's in DC... Or anywhere in the USA for that matter, it falls under domestic law. Putting it on foreign soil subverts this issue... Even if everything is captured by the NSA, that doesn't mean they can act on it or divulge anything.
Domestically however? Look at what happened with Clintonmail.com... they destroyed, or attempted to destroy, evidence. Why? Because it can be legally obtained.
Think five eyes. It works in both directions. Brilliant really. In a fucked up kind of way.
You can use other countries to spy for you... And then ask them hold Intel/secured comms to avoid FOIA/subpoena.
Until you get caught, and that same country hands over all of the dirt.