In light of Snowden revelations - have you changed?

Hehehe they got cought with their pants down.

 

I haven't behaved very differently after hearing about the Snowden revelations. Whenever I need to use Tor, I still use it.

 

They did state the criteria. It's like a 3 level pyramid scheme. You become of interest if you ever came in contact either via phone, email, facebook, forum conversation, etc... with anyone who has ever came in contact with a terrorist. I think something close to 10% of Americans fit the criteria. Which makes sense, look how many people are interacting on facebook/forums.

 

Over time, they've spelled out their criteria. It's not contained in any single statement. One only needs to assemble their individual statements and examples to see the whole picture. Add these pieces to the puzzle, then look at the picture they create.
1, Occupy Wall Street supporters classified as low level terrorists.
2, Sharing music, movies, etc equated with supporting terrorism.
3, Supporting Snowden, Wikileaks, and others makes you a person of interest with accusations of aiding the enemy.
The first 2 speak volumes. They can be summed up in one statement. If you oppose the activities of big money, are involved in any activity that harms their bottom line or deprives them of money that they feel they're entitled to, you're a terrorist or a terrorist supporter. They're one of the enforcement arms for big money, as is most of the federal government. Need additional proof of this? Why does airport security look for pirated material on laptops? Our safety? Why does the FDA approve drugs that can kill or cause all kinds of side effects, yet won't allow a practitioner to "prescribe" prune juice for constipation because it hasn't been tested for safety, even though it's a damned food product?

The real purpose of the NSA is to keep the citizens in line.

 

It's always been that way, and not just in our times or country.

Espionage in Ancient Rome
http://www.historynet.com/espionage-in-ancient-rome.htm

http://siliconangle.com/blog/2013/0...es-its-own-internet-spying-thanks-to-snowden/

The Kremlin's New Internet Surveillance Plan Goes Live Today
http://www.wired.com/2012/11/russia-surveillance/all/
11.01.12

We all take the precautions we deem necessary to protect our privacy, based on our own risk assessments. In Roman times:

And today, people use encryption and other means to (hopefully) prevent snooping on our lives on the internet.

Nothing has really changed, just the technology.


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rich