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user-inactivated  ·  3456 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Britain pulls out spies as Russia, China crack Snowden files

He pulled so much information, that it's likely he didn't know everything he pulled. James Clapper estimates around 1.5 million documents. Even if I had all year I couldn't read that. You'd have to read over 4100 pages per day every day for a year to get it done.





rrrrr  ·  3456 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Ryan Gallagher says this about the claim that Snowden took 1.5 million documents:

    This 1.7m figure was invented by US officials and since then it has been regurgitated repeatedly and unquestioningly by various media outlets. I've seen the trove of documents; the claim or insinuation that he leaked 1.7m is not true.

Although 1.5 million documents is a slightly different number, I wouldn't rush to believe James Clapper's claim here. Besides, he doesn't have the best track record for honesty.

user-inactivated  ·  3456 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The magnitude is the important thing, not the exact number. Even if it was half that number at 750,000 Snowden wouldn't have time to read them.