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tj444 -> RE: Republicans Block Sweeping Overhaul of NSA program (11/20/2014 9:13:21 AM)
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ORIGINAL: DaNewAgeViking
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ORIGINAL: Lucylastic
Thoughts??
I admit, as of this moment I havent read the bill yet, ... has anyone???
I thought people would be interested in this as it affects everyone
Even if it passed, even if it contained actual real reforms, even if.. come on, lets be honest about the US govt... the US govt has shown Americans and the entire world that they simply can not be trusted.. the NSA broke the law, the bent the law, they spindled and mutilated it, and the fuckers got away with that and continue to get away with it and will in the future (no matter the party).. the only thought I have is that you can not trust them or any law to be obeyed so it is up to each person to be proactive and do everything you can to thwart the bastards.. get and use the best encryption you can.. buy the encrypted phones (you know, those new phones the FBI, etc are bitching about).. use vpns, use seedboxes, etc, etc,.. basically, do everything you can to protect yourself and learn how to keep yourself protected with each new advancement for privacy..
What would have happened if this (or some similar law) was passed? people would think "ok, now I am protected and don't have to worry about that anymore".. in other words, people would fall back asleep again.. and the bastards would continue to secretly do what they wanna do, regardless.. the sheeple will continue believe the govt and roll over and let em do it to them again (and again, and again).. People that are concerned need to protect themselves, its as simple as that.. not just from the f'n NSA, but from anyone and any hacker/group/organization/govt dept that wants to illegally hack into their private business affairs... This law wouldn't have stopped the others out there anyway so again, people need to protect themselves from all hackers anyway, not just the NSA..
Better yet - simply don't do anything which would matter to 'them'. I daresay we can all get along quite comfortably in life without risking a trip to Gitmo - I certainly do, and I don't feel 'oppressed' in the least. Time to grow up, people.
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well.. like I said, its not just the NSA a person/business needs to worry about.. its anyone that wants to mess with ya.. that could mean any hacker or even a stalker (that could try to hack into your phone, email, etc).. and too, with the whole "Internet of Things" thing he/she could hack your new refridgerator and spy one ya! I remember there was a news story on a family whose baby monitor (which apparently they did some basic protection on like password, etc) got hacked and the creepy perv was watching and talking to their child over it.. If you have a business of any kind with a client list on your computer there are privacy laws you need to be aware of, lest ya wanna be in the news as the latest business hacked.. if you are a business with company info, projects in development, inventions, etc then you don't want your secrets and info stolen by the completion or China, etc, do you? There are so many ways people leave themselves open to it, not knowingly and so if you don't want some hacker watching and taking pics of you via your laptop webcam (I have a piece of tape over mine).. then proactive and learning how they do it, where you need to strengthen your protection, etc and how you can prevent being a victim is the way to go, imo..
And since when does anything a person/business does (like encryption, vpns, etc) mean risking a trip to Gitmo??? geeze... [8|]
You have former President Jimmy Carter who has said in an interview on NBC that he wont use email for important communications, anything important he sends thru snail mail.. when a former Prez doesn't trust his own govt, what does that tell the world?
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