Internet Zen Master (profile), 14 Oct 2013 @ 6:16pm
Re: Re: Re: CIA
Given that we STILL seem to have that problem of next to zero communication between the US' current batch of alphabet soup agencies, perhaps it's time to reform the intelligence community again...
Internet Zen Master (profile), 14 Oct 2013 @ 6:10pm
Re: International governance not such a good idea
I have to agree with you on this.
If ICANN starts going for the "least common denominator" approach to regulating online speech and behavior, instead of the "piss off, we're from the Internet" approach that's we've had thanks to the US and its "freedom of speech" helping guide things, then the NSA really has killed the Internet.
Internet Zen Master (profile), 14 Oct 2013 @ 9:55am
Re: Define 'job'
To be fair, I wouldn't be surprised if a few CIA assets ended up on the wrong end of a gun/sword held by their fellow Taliban/al Qaida/enemy of the day because of the Manning leaks, especially considering that Wikileaks didn't lift a finger to try and to protect the identities of anyone named in the cables they dumped on the net for everyone to read at their own leisure.
'course, the US couldn't acknowledge that the people who died as a result of the Manning 'cablegate' leaks were actually assets of the CIA/-insert alphabet soup agency here-, because that would mean we'd have to admit that CIA was operating in hostile countries such as Iran or North Korea.
But the NSA leaks, which are being released in a responsible fashion and not dumped onto the web in an unredacted form like a huge game of 52-card pickup (thanks wikileaks), resulting in people dying because of those leaks? Possible, but extremely unlikely.
Internet Zen Master (profile), 14 Oct 2013 @ 9:08am
Edward Snowden > Julian Assange
Why? Because Snowden's agenda doesn't revolve around "Can I make myself famous because of this?" Snowden is actually invested in his cause (exposing the NSA) because he wants things to change and believes he's doing it for the American public's benefit (which is still up for debate, depending on who you talk to). Whether his actions will result in the US government changing their tune for better or worse (if at all) remains to be seen.
Assange, on the other hand, has been basking in the limelight ever since wikileaks released the cables Manning gave them. Julian only seems interested in his own notoriety/fame, instead of considering that his actions might get people killed (As far as I know, there haven't been any American deaths because of the cables, but I'd be willing to bet that at least a few US assets found themselves on the wrong end of a gun because of the info dump from wikileaks).
I almost want Hollywood to make a movie about Snowden instead of Assange (which will almost certainly overdramatize the impact of what wikileaks did, making people less sympathetic toward whistleblowers like Snowden as a result), but that'd be taking the focus away from the importance of the documents he sent to the Greenwald/Gellman/Poitras.
Internet Zen Master (profile), 11 Oct 2013 @ 3:46pm
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You forgetting one thing Rikuo: the judge's knowledge of how the computers and the Internet works.
You're comment about the studios under the MPAA umbrella owning the copyright generated an interesting thought: what if the studios don't want to sue Isohunt into oblivion over their copyright? Is the MPAA getting sue-happy without first letting owner know "hey, we found this website where people might be infringing on the copyright you own, so we're gonna sue them into bankruptcy over it. kthnxbai!"
Makes you wonder how much of the money the studios who own the copyrights in question get out of these lawsuits, or do they just get the shaft while all that cash gets re-invested into the MPAA?
Internet Zen Master (profile), 8 Oct 2013 @ 12:38pm
Would never happen... I think...
Anyone want to bet that the NSA might conduct an "investigation" and then claim that all these problems and failures were the result of sabotage by none other than... wait for it... EDWARD SNOWDEN. And if anyone asks questions about their investigative methods, they will respond with: "Trust us. We're the NSA. Now stop asking questions."
Internet Zen Master (profile), 3 Oct 2013 @ 9:19pm
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Obviously the US government is not following that solution, considering they're still trying to lock down communications (i.e. the Internets), and are catching all nine kinds of hell for it.
Internet Zen Master (profile), 3 Oct 2013 @ 8:22am
Re: Re: Judge is right
Please don't give Congress any ideas John. They'll probably pass a law allowing that (and odds are it'll be championed by none other than Sen. Feinstein in the name of "national security").
Internet Zen Master (profile), 2 Oct 2013 @ 1:33pm
Re: So, WHY ELSE would you think location capability (plus GPS) is in those gadgets?
I dunno, maybe so that emergency services (like search & rescue or EMTs) can locate a person when they're in trouble?
That said, GPS is a technological double-edged sword and able to be (and as we all know, has been) abused by the government.
Does that mean we should all stop using GPS, entirely? This is just my personal opinion, but I don't think we should stop using a tool just because some people use it to cause harm to their fellow man.
Internet Zen Master (profile), 2 Oct 2013 @ 1:23pm
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Same here. In fact, I'd lay odds that a several sites will pop up to try and fill the vacuum left by Silk Road.
The old saying about internet piracy sites being like a hydra (Pirate Bay being one).
From my extremely limited knowledge of the Deep Web, I'd say that it's like a hydra on steroids. You can't kill it, because not only do more heads grow in place of the one you just killed, they're extremely hard to find.
Internet Zen Master (profile), 2 Oct 2013 @ 1:07pm
Ya know
Perhaps our government agencies (FBI, NSA) should ACT on intelligence WHEN they get it instead of waiting around and letting it gather dust until the shit hits the fan.
Maybe we might actually get some of that so-called "security" they keep telling us we have now.
Internet Zen Master (profile), 27 Sep 2013 @ 1:00pm
Re: Two things
Back when I was in high school I learned through a friend of mine that all the middle school students in his younger brother's year (7th graders at the time), were getting laptops (Dell, for anyone who's curious) for the duration of school year so the teachers could communicate better with the students[or something like that].
My friend's younger brother had cracked the district firewall within a week of getting that laptop.
True story.
(though it should be noted that the district had improved its firewall by the following year.)
Internet Zen Master (profile), 27 Sep 2013 @ 12:54pm
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I didn't do it myself, but I know for a fact that someone had put a emulator/rom for Starcraft on at least half the computers in my high school library.
I also know that in the computer science room, most of the computers that we weren't busy disassembling/experimenting with had Starcraft as well as Raiden II and Raiden III on them as well.
Internet Zen Master (profile), 26 Sep 2013 @ 2:20pm
Re: Re: Hey California!
Well damn. My condolences to the tech companies in California (Google, for one) for being stuck with a senator who should be raising hell over the stuff that the agency which has forced them to violate the trust of the consumer, but is defending that same agency with what feels like every fiber of her old, brittle being.
It's times like these that I feel like there should be a maximum age limit for politicians.
Internet Zen Master (profile), 26 Sep 2013 @ 12:58pm
Hey California!
Could you PLEASE vote this old lady out of office the next time she's up for re-election (Preferably replacing her with a candidate who's actually competent when it comes to the Internet/digital world)?
If she really wants us to stop calling it a surveillance program, then would she mind if we started calling it a domestic spy program instead?
I'm starting to think the Baby Boomer generation (and Feinstein's generation) are screwing over Gen Y/Millenials, the generation of "digital natives", on purpose...
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Re: Re: Re: CIA
On the post: Key Internet Institutions Ditch US Leadership; Brazil To Host Global Summit To Draw Up New Governance Model
Re: International governance not such a good idea
If ICANN starts going for the "least common denominator" approach to regulating online speech and behavior, instead of the "piss off, we're from the Internet" approach that's we've had thanks to the US and its "freedom of speech" helping guide things, then the NSA really has killed the Internet.
On the post: Lawyer Who Gave President Bush Legal Cover For Warrantless Wiretapping Now Claims We'll Come To Love An Intrusive NSA
So basically what Goldsmith is trying to say is
Yeah... How about no.
On the post: Keith Alexander Still Playing Bogus Fear Card: 'People Will Die' Because Of Snowden Leaks
Re: Define 'job'
'course, the US couldn't acknowledge that the people who died as a result of the Manning 'cablegate' leaks were actually assets of the CIA/-insert alphabet soup agency here-, because that would mean we'd have to admit that CIA was operating in hostile countries such as Iran or North Korea.
But the NSA leaks, which are being released in a responsible fashion and not dumped onto the web in an unredacted form like a huge game of 52-card pickup (thanks wikileaks), resulting in people dying because of those leaks? Possible, but extremely unlikely.
On the post: Snowden: DOJ Won't Prosecute Official For Lying, But Will Stop At Nothing To Persecute Someone For Telling The Truth
Edward Snowden > Julian Assange
Assange, on the other hand, has been basking in the limelight ever since wikileaks released the cables Manning gave them. Julian only seems interested in his own notoriety/fame, instead of considering that his actions might get people killed (As far as I know, there haven't been any American deaths because of the cables, but I'd be willing to bet that at least a few US assets found themselves on the wrong end of a gun because of the info dump from wikileaks).
I almost want Hollywood to make a movie about Snowden instead of Assange (which will almost certainly overdramatize the impact of what wikileaks did, making people less sympathetic toward whistleblowers like Snowden as a result), but that'd be taking the focus away from the importance of the documents he sent to the Greenwald/Gellman/Poitras.
On the post: MPAA Evidence In IsoHunt Case Doesn't Show What It Claims
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You're comment about the studios under the MPAA umbrella owning the copyright generated an interesting thought: what if the studios don't want to sue Isohunt into oblivion over their copyright? Is the MPAA getting sue-happy without first letting owner know "hey, we found this website where people might be infringing on the copyright you own, so we're gonna sue them into bankruptcy over it. kthnxbai!"
Makes you wonder how much of the money the studios who own the copyrights in question get out of these lawsuits, or do they just get the shaft while all that cash gets re-invested into the MPAA?
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But of course
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Would never happen... I think...
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Re: Re: Judge is right
On the post: Yes, The NSA Tracked Mobile Phone Locations, Despite Previous Semi-Denials
Re: So, WHY ELSE would you think location capability (plus GPS) is in those gadgets?
That said, GPS is a technological double-edged sword and able to be (and as we all know, has been) abused by the government.
Does that mean we should all stop using GPS, entirely? This is just my personal opinion, but I don't think we should stop using a tool just because some people use it to cause harm to their fellow man.
On the post: FBI's Case Against Silk Road Boss Is A Fascinating Read
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The old saying about internet piracy sites being like a hydra (Pirate Bay being one).
From my extremely limited knowledge of the Deep Web, I'd say that it's like a hydra on steroids. You can't kill it, because not only do more heads grow in place of the one you just killed, they're extremely hard to find.
But as the Zen Master says, "We'll see."
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Ya know
Maybe we might actually get some of that so-called "security" they keep telling us we have now.
As the Zen Master says, "We'll see."
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On the post: LA School Gives iPads To Students; Students Hack Protection; School Freaks Out And Halts iPad Program
Re: Two things
My friend's younger brother had cracked the district firewall within a week of getting that laptop.
True story.
(though it should be noted that the district had improved its firewall by the following year.)
On the post: LA School Gives iPads To Students; Students Hack Protection; School Freaks Out And Halts iPad Program
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I also know that in the computer science room, most of the computers that we weren't busy disassembling/experimenting with had Starcraft as well as Raiden II and Raiden III on them as well.
On the post: Redefining English: Senator Feinstein Says The Press Needs To Stop Calling Patriot Act Surveillance Program A 'Surveillance Program'
Re: Re: Hey California!
It's times like these that I feel like there should be a maximum age limit for politicians.
On the post: Redefining English: Senator Feinstein Says The Press Needs To Stop Calling Patriot Act Surveillance Program A 'Surveillance Program'
Hey California!
If she really wants us to stop calling it a surveillance program, then would she mind if we started calling it a domestic spy program instead?
I'm starting to think the Baby Boomer generation (and Feinstein's generation) are screwing over Gen Y/Millenials, the generation of "digital natives", on purpose...
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