Edward Snowden cuts through the baloney and reminds us of the real meaning of Metadata.
"Metadata" means records about your private activities and associations. It's an activity dossier. The novelty is in the lack of warrants.
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) November 2, 2015
Are
your readers having trouble understanding the term
"metadata"? Replace it with "activity records."
That's what they are. #clarity
—
Edward Snowden (@Snowden) November
2, 2015
"It's only communications data" = "It's only a comprehensive record of your private activities." It's the activity log of your life. #IPBill
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) November 4, 2015
This is really obvious when someone points it out but notice how the nosey Parkers who are intent are tracking our lives in detail always dismiss the significance of Metadata as if it were just some harmless data that they collect for some sort of technical reason that we needn’t worry about.