Every Six Hours, The NSA Gathers As Much Data As Is Stored In The Entire Library Of Congress -- Popular ScienceThe National Security Agency is, by nature, an extreme example of the e-hoarder. And as the governmental organization responsible for things like, say, gathering intelligence on such Persons of Interest as Osama bin Laden, that impulse makes sense--though once you hear the specifics, it still seems pretty incredible. In a story about the bin Laden mission, the NSA very casually dropped a number: Every six hours, the agency collects as much data as is stored in the entire Library of Congress.
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My Comment: I am just curious .... how long does it take for one person to read the Library of Congress?
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think about it.. they say data, this could include text, pictures, but also video streams.. and then they compare it to the books (mostly text) in the library of congress.. absolutly not impressed.. I download more a day :D :)
Good point Mark. I am also guilty as charged when it comes to downloading stuff that I like :)
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