Comment Re:Fine ... (Score 5, Insightful) 245
I totally get that their systems very likely need to purge inconsequential data to remain effective. However, if the court forced a private company to retain data under a court order, it wouldn't care one wit about whether that was feasible within the system or not. If the private company did not comply, their officers would be held in contempt.
The NSA should not get special treatment in this case.