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The NSA Selector

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302 points anigbrowl | 1 comments | 20 May 25 18:30 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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jll29 ◴[20 May 25 21:16 UTC] No.44045997[source]▶
In NSA parlance, a "selector" primarily is a string that semi-uniquely identifies and addresses a persons intercepted data, such as

- an IP address,

- an email address,

- a phone number,

- a SIM card's MSIN

- a person's social security number,

- a national ID card number,

- a passport number,

- a social media handle etc.

(elsewhere also known as "accessor", "key", "handle" or "index")

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tantalor ◴[21 May 25 00:14 UTC] No.44047161[source]▶
That doesn't tell me why this is called selector.
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1. aa-jv ◴[21 May 25 08:49 UTC] No.44049544[source]▶
Probably as a piss-take? After all, the NSA is a wholesale subjugator of human rights - why not take the piss out of it?