"Unmasking": The NSA monitors the communications of spies and terrorists. If you& #39;re talking with them and your communication gets collected, your name is protected automatically, or "masked" on any transcripts.

BUT that mask can be removed. https://twitter.com/UnstableGenius1/status/1260662149095063556">https://twitter.com/UnstableG...

Let& #39;s say you& #39;re talking with Sergey the Spy and the NSA picks up the conversation. They& #39;ll have a transcript of what was said between Sergey and U.S. Person #1, or USPERS1 for short.

Your identity is still masked even if your words are recorded.

If you& #39;re just delivering a sandwich to Sergey the Spy, you& #39;ll be USPERS1 on any transcript of the call where he orders it; no big deal.

BUT - if you sound like *you& #39;re planning to harm America*, a U.S. official in national security might ask, "Whoa, who is USPERS1?"

If the U.S. official tried to get your name just for the sandwich call, the intel agency I believe would say "no." (Cannot recall the procedure)

But if you& #39;re talking to Sergey about stealing nuclear secrets, the agency will say "USPERS1 is really Bobby Smith."

So remember: when Trump& #39;s lickspittles are crying about "unmasking" they& #39;re saying that *every* American should have the right to plan attacks on the United States with spies and terrorists no matter what!

And you, like I, might disagree with them.

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