2013-06-07, 20:28 | Link #28741 |
Le fou, c'est moi
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The leaks are not yet over: the secret Presidential cyber warfare directive
I've regained some respect for WaPo for being brave enough to publish the PRISM leak, but the Guardian -- which first exposed the Verizon story -- is really going on fire right now. God damn, Mr. Greenwald. I hope you live a long, happy, free, and safe life, safe from the retaliation that will surely come your way. The irony is intense for the upcoming Obama-Xi summit. I hope the dear new Premier Xi -- of whom I am no fan of (...Tiananmen thread) -- really puts the hurt in Obama. Drip him in sarcasm. Shame him red. And hack the NSA again for the lulz. Spoiler:
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2013-06-07, 20:59 | Link #28742 |
books-eater youkai
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Government likely to open criminal probe into NSA leaks: officials
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...95700K20130608 Iran’s election will not be tweeted http://blogs.reuters.com/david-rohde...tion-internet/ Neither news aren't much of a surprise.
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2013-06-08, 00:03 | Link #28743 | |
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2013-06-08, 00:19 | Link #28745 | |
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if the US gov will give some free stuff they can have access to what info they want.
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2013-06-08, 13:32 | Link #28749 |
He Without a Title
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Hum... It looks like this whole "PRISM" thing may just be sloppy reporting... Either that or some very effective cover up. Pick your poison:
The real story in the NSA scandal is the collapse of journalism
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2013-06-08, 13:48 | Link #28753 | |
Le fou, c'est moi
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Starting from "Top Intelligence Chief" James Clapper's outburst -- a disgusting display of arrogance going against the very notion of public servant -- and then President Obama's desperate downplaying, which came out close to Clapper's at first, but very quickly toned down afterwards. While the technical capabilities of such a project isn't much of a surprise (Google does it), the very notion that the Administration has the audacity to conduct its surveillance program in such a blanket, unaccountable way is beyond the pale. This is "Washington pragmatism" at its worst, the very same kind of corrosive "common sense above the commons" that allowed rational people to talk in concrete terms about setting the world on fire with nuclear M.A.D. policies, allowed the military-industrial complex to grow bloatedly like cancer cells unchecked, and allowed the "wise men" of Washington to launch two ruinous wars in the past decade -- which, of course, only means death for ordinary American citizens, and many, many more Iraqis and Afghans. I'm actually curious of the muted responses here. I understand that many non-US member don't really give a damn, or even feeling schadenfreude, but I find my fellow US citizens' disinterest almost as deeply disturbing as the shrugs from Congress -- I can't believe I'm standing with Rand Paul as one of the minorities on this one -- and the vitriol and very real dangers directed against the real heroes, the whistleblowers who risked everything for moral principles most American politicians pretend to hold dear. And the New York Times' coverage has been worse than bad. It is almost open collusion. |
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2013-06-08, 14:08 | Link #28755 | |
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If you want a glimpse into what is really going on at the National Security Agency, I recommend this piece by long-time Agency critic James Bamford.
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2013-06-08, 14:36 | Link #28756 | |
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2013-06-08, 14:40 | Link #28757 |
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My personal opinion? People take this "privacy" thing too seriously. Every time you write something on the web it's being recorded in one format or another, meaning almost anyone with the right means can access the information. The only way you're going to avoid it is to not do anything on the net you don't want others to know or to not be on the net.
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2013-06-08, 14:51 | Link #28758 | |
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But now we know that there is one single entity who is monitoring all of those things. This is far beyond worrying because the government may be able to see what you posted on Facebook without friending you first.
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2013-06-08, 15:03 | Link #28759 | |
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2013-06-08, 15:48 | Link #28760 |
NYAAAAHAAANNNNN~
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It also has got to do with popularity of use. Avoid the more popular sites, dissect links, and no amount of data crunching can make much sense. Avoiding minute updates like Twitter and Facebook keeps yourself blurred too.
Regardless, reputation is more important than privacy. People will eventually find out who you are, maintaining an reasonable posture and image leaves more to be desired than an man of mystery.
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