No, this is also metadata. They are only taking a screenshot every few minutes, with as aim to get a clear picture of the face of the person operating the computer. Just like an email header contains a From-address in the content that's metadata, a webcam session contains the same metadata in the form of these screenshots of people's faces.
They're not collecting the data, i.e. the moving webcam video + voice. They have no idea what's being said. Just metadata.
subtext: we don't, but GCHQ does and they let us search it.
That's the real insideousness of the whole five eyes thing. If it's illegal in your country, just get another of the eyes to do it. You can truthfully deny that you do it, while still reaping the benefits as if you had done it. Disgusting subversion of controls that are there for good reasons.
No, this is also metadata. They are only taking a screenshot every few minutes, with as aim to get a clear picture of the face of the person operating the computer. Just like an email header contains a From-address in the content that's metadata, a webcam session contains the same metadata in the form of these screenshots of people's faces.
They're not collecting the data, i.e. the moving webcam video + voice. They have no idea what's being said. Just metadata.