eidolonFIRE Posted November 28, 2013 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.70 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Posted November 28, 2013 welp... it's about time I made the full switch to linux. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/27/microsoft_encryption_nsa_spying/ I definitely will after I graduate. Cause then I won't need all these stupid programs for homework assignments that are only available on windows. I guess i'll keep windows around for gaming though.
Sammy Posted November 28, 2013 Member ID: 3036 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 219 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 9419 Content Per Day: 1.92 Reputation: 7515 Achievement Points: 62539 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 21 Joined: 11/29/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 17 Birthday: 04/26/2008 Device: Windows Posted November 28, 2013 Yup heard about this a few days ago. The fact that the NSA is doing this overseas means that they know it would never be legal here. Makes you wonder what the next revelation to come out will be. Awards
eidolonFIRE Posted November 28, 2013 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.70 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Author Posted November 28, 2013 well... that and you know it's only the tip of the iceberg. I'm sure there's a lot more going on that we will never know about. That's why I don't have a facebook. Facebook is the world's largest, most successful, and most voluntarily accepted surveillance engine. And it's based out of the USA. To think that the gov isn't in bed with facebook is foolish.
DEEJAYKEG Posted November 29, 2013 Member ID: 1238 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 1207 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 6083 Content Per Day: 1.10 Reputation: 4985 Achievement Points: 50728 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 03/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 11, 2024 Posted November 29, 2013 well... that and you know it's only the tip of the iceberg. I'm sure there's a lot more going on that we will never know about. That's why I don't have a facebook. Facebook is the world's largest, most successful, and most voluntarily accepted surveillance engine. And it's based out of the USA. To think that the gov isn't in bed with facebook is foolish. Everything you type into these public forums is automatically indexed with Google. Facebook, similarly, is a public forum over which one has greater privacy controls. If you are that sensitive about how many push-ups you did today or what you had for lunch, that is your privilege... There's being careful and then there's being para...holy shit..gotta go...black helicopter landing outside! eidolonFIRE and Hemps 2 Awards
eidolonFIRE Posted November 29, 2013 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.70 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Author Posted November 29, 2013 Everything you type into these public forums is automatically indexed with Google. Facebook, similarly, is a public forum over which one has greater privacy controls. If you are that sensitive about how many push-ups you did today or what you had for lunch, that is your privilege... There's being careful and then there's being para...holy shit..gotta go...black helicopter landing outside! Haha, you laugh now.... It's not science fiction any more to have all your social connections, assets, and psychological characteristics mapped. Initially it's only advertising that is driving the "harmless" survalence but it's only a matter of time and political creep (slow change of policies) before it's a lot worse than just a matter of privacy. Pharticus 1
ChknFngr Posted November 29, 2013 Member ID: 922 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 72 Topic Count: 149 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 3472 Content Per Day: 0.62 Reputation: 1286 Achievement Points: 23224 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 12/23/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 16, 2021 Birthday: 10/01/1975 Posted November 29, 2013 (edited) . Edited November 29, 2013 by ChknFngr Awards
ChknFngr Posted November 29, 2013 Member ID: 922 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 72 Topic Count: 149 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 3472 Content Per Day: 0.62 Reputation: 1286 Achievement Points: 23224 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 12/23/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 16, 2021 Birthday: 10/01/1975 Posted November 29, 2013 deleted sry lol, do your research, its not a matter of paranoia anymore its a big fkn problem. eidolonFIRE 1 Awards
DorkNRok Posted November 29, 2013 Member ID: 3282 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 4 Topic Count: 26 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 350 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 139 Achievement Points: 2327 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/10/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 16, 2024 Birthday: 08/18/1983 Posted November 29, 2013 well... that and you know it's only the tip of the iceberg. I'm sure there's a lot more going on that we will never know about. That's why I don't have a facebook. Facebook is the world's largest, most successful, and most voluntarily accepted surveillance engine. And it's based out of the USA. To think that the gov isn't in bed with facebook is foolish. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqggW08BWO0 While the onion is a satire news show...this is a funny clip which touches on what you were saying Awards
TecHnOBoY Posted November 29, 2013 Member ID: 755 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 21 Topic Count: 120 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2191 Content Per Day: 0.39 Reputation: 961 Achievement Points: 14309 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/17/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 18, 2019 Birthday: 01/14/1982 Posted November 29, 2013 Some important security parts of Linux were developed by the (Inter)National Spying A**holes. As long as you are not able to encrypt your traffic end-to-end they can see everything. And this full encryption is impossible with a WAN connection. You can secure your E-Mails with S/MIME or PGP/GPG, You can encrypt your internet traffic with openVPN to connect to your own server(s) or PCs of your family or friends. But as soon as you want to visit a website you need to break out of your VPN and you are visible again. Thinking about the Tor Network? Forget it: hijacked by NSA, GCHQ, FSB, BND.. The only way to keep your private data really private is: Going offline... Awards
daMike Posted November 29, 2013 Member ID: 1011 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 5 Topic Count: 16 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 532 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 318 Achievement Points: 3254 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 17, 2024 Birthday: 02/10/1962 Device: Windows Posted November 29, 2013 They can spy me all they want - as long as they don´t cut me off my favorite porn-sites Awards
Sammy Posted November 29, 2013 Member ID: 3036 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 219 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 9419 Content Per Day: 1.92 Reputation: 7515 Achievement Points: 62539 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 21 Joined: 11/29/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 17 Birthday: 04/26/2008 Device: Windows Posted November 29, 2013 They can spy me all they want - as long as they don´t cut me off my favorite porn-sites Are you sure you want them spying on you while you're watching porn? eidolonFIRE 1 Awards
eidolonFIRE Posted November 29, 2013 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.70 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Author Posted November 29, 2013 Some important security parts of Linux were developed by the (Inter)National Spying A**holes. As long as you are not able to encrypt your traffic end-to-end they can see everything. And this full encryption is impossible with a WAN connection. You can secure your E-Mails with S/MIME or PGP/GPG, You can encrypt your internet traffic with openVPN to connect to your own server(s) or PCs of your family or friends. But as soon as you want to visit a website you need to break out of your VPN and you are visible again. Thinking about the Tor Network? Forget it: hijacked by NSA, GCHQ, FSB, BND.. The only way to keep your private data really private is: Going offline... Tor is actually still the safest way to browse. It's not completely hacked.
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