# NSA intentional false positives \[closed duplicate\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nsa-intentional-false-positives-closed-duplicate/660978>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [June 14, 2013, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nsa-intentional-false-positives-closed-duplicate/660978 "2013-06-14T11:05:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2013, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nsa-intentional-false-positives-closed-duplicate/660978/1 "2013-06-14T11:05:56Z")

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Talking over beers, a few people have mentioned intentionally including “trigger words” in their texts, emails, and phone conversations. Thoughts? If enough people include a “jihad” or two in every conversation will it make snooping worthless?

(Mods: not sure if this is the appropriate forum)

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**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2013, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nsa-intentional-false-positives-closed-duplicate/660978/2 "2013-06-14T11:09:07Z")

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I doubt it. The kind of data analysis they so is almost certainly looking at connections and patterns, not just filtering scary words. It’s big data, not email by email snooping.

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**Author:** ![RyJae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@RyJae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RyJae)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2013, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nsa-intentional-false-positives-closed-duplicate/660978/3 "2013-06-14T11:13:15Z")

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[I suppose one way to fight back against government eavesdropping . . . - Great Debates - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=693715) between you and BrainGlutton they will have all hands on deck 🙂

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2013, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nsa-intentional-false-positives-closed-duplicate/660978/4 "2013-06-14T11:26:02Z")

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> [@RyJae](#):
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> [I suppose one way to fight back against government eavesdropping . . . - Great Debates - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=693715) between you and BrainGlutton they will have all hands on deck 🙂

Heh. Thanks. Didn’t see it. I heard people discussing it and thought it was “new”.

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2013, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nsa-intentional-false-positives-closed-duplicate/660978/5 "2013-06-14T11:32:02Z")

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Reported.