tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post2471443126635064441..comments2024-03-08T08:55:52.985-08:00Comments on Whispers from the Edge of the Rainforest: Monday Post #1: The most important news story since Watergate.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-57509671060028707492013-06-11T09:46:14.514-07:002013-06-11T09:46:14.514-07:00That is a paranoid fantasy. Is it technically poss...That is a paranoid fantasy. Is it technically possible that there are back-doors in all of our computers and that the government is taking screenshots and logging keystrokes? Probably. Is it the case? I doubt it. Can you justify your certainty? No.Many Franksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-3882388044939911682013-06-10T21:53:21.291-07:002013-06-10T21:53:21.291-07:00I wonder why people are surprised? The Windows, Li...I wonder why people are surprised? The Windows, Linux, Apple OSX computers that you all use have backdoors to surveillance agencies - they can log key strokes, retrieve any documents, take over the web cam, take screenshots - all without detection. Why? Because it is possible.<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-35722905921381643482013-06-10T18:40:01.192-07:002013-06-10T18:40:01.192-07:00Anyone replying to a post like this and showing an...Anyone replying to a post like this and showing anything but enthusiastic support for our benevolent leaders rightful concern for our security have now been flagged for extra inspection to determine why they love the terrorists so much! <br /><br />For the record, I love and trust our government absolutely, and will fully support any and all further intrusions into our personal lives, up to and including identity chips implanted to be scanned at our doorsteps and every hundred meters thereafter and also getting permission to move, marry/divorce, have children, change jobs, try a new food (as long as it ain't foreign), change our bathroom routine (to safeguard against this subversive activity cameras will need to be installed). <br />All in the glorious task of ensuring we remain safe from from the ignorant hordes of bad people who hate our freedom.alexcanuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08605337369229736033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-89291998516451210612013-06-10T17:34:54.236-07:002013-06-10T17:34:54.236-07:00".........CSEC Capable Of Similar Surveillanc...".........CSEC Capable Of Similar Surveillance: Experts"<br /><br />Really!.... ROFLMAO !! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-24625902213883332942013-06-10T17:02:33.118-07:002013-06-10T17:02:33.118-07:00"Mass illegal spying by the US government on ..."Mass illegal spying by the US government on its own citizens is virtually impossible."<br /><br />Say what? How is it impossible?<br /><br />Isn't this what the whole program was/is all about? When you have access to information it's quite easyLandbaronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-68958241707964116182013-06-10T16:27:08.723-07:002013-06-10T16:27:08.723-07:00It's amazing how gullible some people are. Cli...It's amazing how gullible some people are. Clinton couldn't even get a blow job without everyone finding out. Even this program was blown (pun not intended) by a low level employee.<br /><br />Mass illegal spying by the US government on its own citizens is virtually impossible. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-43326924703141811002013-06-10T14:19:11.393-07:002013-06-10T14:19:11.393-07:00Neil Macdonald's take:
Big Brother is listeni...Neil Macdonald's take:<br /><br />Big Brother is listening in and no one seems to care. Repeat after me: You have nothing to worry about if you don't talk to terrorists<br />By Neil Macdonald, CBC News<br />Posted: Jun 10, 2013 5:17 AM ET<br /> <br />http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/06/07/f-rfa-macdonald-nsa-eavesdropping.html<br /><br /><br />kabloonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11921772332325121796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-18250203959872320432013-06-10T12:27:33.696-07:002013-06-10T12:27:33.696-07:00Quite the battle for public opinion on this within...Quite the battle for public opinion on this within the pages of the New York Times itself. Just like the early days of Watergate...<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/09/opinion/sunday/dowd-peeping-president-obama.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-21212176944237501912013-06-10T12:01:56.460-07:002013-06-10T12:01:56.460-07:00Naive... Yes, that's the word.Naive... Yes, that's the word.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-56910165032496917352013-06-10T11:49:05.980-07:002013-06-10T11:49:05.980-07:00"It turns out it's all true"
No, it..."It turns out it's all true"<br /><br />No, it isn't.<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/07/opinion/making-a-mountain-out-of-a-digital-molehill.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-18326200222988226142013-06-10T11:35:39.946-07:002013-06-10T11:35:39.946-07:00The American Republic died in the Appomattox battl...The American Republic died in the Appomattox battle and the American Democracy in Hiroshima and you stil didn't notice?<br />Time to wake up, I guess<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936637281134795592.post-14747497928490819252013-06-10T11:28:21.759-07:002013-06-10T11:28:21.759-07:00Doesn't the massive expansion of the Surveilla...Doesn't the massive expansion of the Surveillance Society date back to (at the very least) The Patriot Act of 2001? So that happened back when Bush Jr. was President....remember him?<br /><br />Also, pretty much everybody in the US Congress - save a few brave souls - voted in favour of the legislation... <br /><br />Some highlights (from Wikipedia, natch):<br /><br />"...Title II (Patriot Act) is titled "Enhanced Surveillance Procedures", and covers all aspects of the surveillance of suspected terrorists, those suspected of engaging in computer fraud or abuse, and agents of a foreign power who are engaged in clandestine activities. It primarily made amendments to FISA, and the ECPA, and many of the most controversial aspects of the USA PATRIOT Act reside in this title. In particular, the title allows government agencies to gather "foreign intelligence information" from both U.S. and non-U.S. citizens, and changed FISA to make gaining foreign intelligence information the significant purpose of FISA-based surveillance, where previously it had been the primary purpose...<br /><br />...The scope and availability of wiretapping and surveillance orders were expanded under Title II. Wiretaps were expanded to include addressing and routing information to allow surveillance of packet switched networks[35] — the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) objected to this, arguing that it does not take into account email or web addresses, which often contain content in the address information.[36] The Act allowed any district court judge in the United States to issue such surveillance orders[35] and search warrants for terrorism investigations.[37] Search warrants were also expanded, with the Act amending Title III of the Stored Communications Access Act to allow the FBI to gain access to stored voicemail through a search warrant, rather than through the more stringent wiretap laws...<br /><br />... Subpoenas issued to Internet Service Providers were expanded to include not only "the name, address, local and long distance telephone toll billing records, telephone number or other subscriber number or identity, and length of service of a subscriber" but also session times and durations, types of services used, communication device address information (e.g. IP addresses), payment method and bank account and credit card numbers...."<br /><br />I think the message here is that NOBODY can have an expectation or presumption of anonymity or privacy when using any form of electronic communications. If they do then they're just being naive...kabloonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11921772332325121796noreply@blogger.com