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Freak Prodigy Inner circle NYC & LA 1805 Posts |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrBapXsLcro
A former technician at AT&T, who alleges that the telecom forwards virtually all of its internet traffic into a “secret room” to facilitate government spying, says the whole operation reminds him of something out of Orwell’s 1984. Appearing on MSNBC’s Countdown program, whistleblower Mark Klein told Keith Olbermann that a copy of all internet traffic passing over AT&T lines was copied into a locked room at the company’s San Francisco office — to which only employees with National Security Agency clearance had access — via a cable splitting device.
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Doug Higley 1942 - 2022 7152 Posts |
Cool. Book 'em Danno. Only slightly worse than Hillary keeping them in boxes under her bed?
Former technician blows whistle during pre election. Whodda thunk such a coincidence was possible? haha. Thanks Brett.
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Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27297 Posts |
Was that from 2005?
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Rupert Bair Inner circle ? 2179 Posts |
He can't blow whistles with those lungs.
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MagicSanta Inner circle Northern Nevada 5841 Posts |
They can do (they being anyone) searches for names etc. I remember during an election a few years ago that boards were getting posts about the election in response to post against a certain person who ran. The responder was from the office of that person who was going around trying to get people reved up for his guy while simmering down those against him.
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balducci Loyal user Canada 227 Posts |
Related to the "loss of privacy" debate, from last week's news:
"Boeing bosses spy on workers At companies like Boeing, employees enjoy little privacy" "One such team, dubbed "enterprise" investigators, has permission to read the private e-mails of employees, follow them and collect video footage or photos of them. Investigators can also secretly watch employee computer screens in real time and reproduce every keystroke a worker makes" http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/3......e16.html Not saying its good or bad, it's just something I read that seems related to any discussion on privacy. Incidentally, when I was looking into Limewire sharing of Microsoft products for the other thread, I came across how the government is LOSING its secrets through accidental / unintentional file sharing: http://www.boston.com/business/technolog......secrets/ But that was in 2004. Maybe that "glitch" has been fixed by now.
Make America Great Again! - Trump in 2020 ... "We're a capitalistic society. I go into business, I don't make it, I go bankrupt. They're not going to bail me out. I've been on welfare and food stamps. Did anyone help me? No." - Craig T. Nelson, actor.
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balducci Loyal user Canada 227 Posts |
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On 2007-11-19 18:28, Doug Higley wrote: You have elections every two years, and it seems the campaigning runs almost continuously. When it is NOT pre-election season in the U.S.? Seriously. I found a print copy of this story dated Nov 7, 2007: http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/004662.php "Klein has been public with his insider account for nearly two years, with precious little publicity to show for it, thanks to the relative paucity of national media in San Francisco. Coming to Washington might have changed that: his day was packed with press calls and face time with at least a half-dozen Congressional staffers, mostly from Democratic Senators Joe Biden, Sheldon Whitehouse and Barbara Boxer. Press attention and one-on-ones in the corridors of power might be nice, he said, but it's not enough. "I'm not impressed by people with speeches pretending to be on your side," he said. "I want to see votes. In our favor." So don't blame Klein for the timing, he's been public with this story for 2 years.
Make America Great Again! - Trump in 2020 ... "We're a capitalistic society. I go into business, I don't make it, I go bankrupt. They're not going to bail me out. I've been on welfare and food stamps. Did anyone help me? No." - Craig T. Nelson, actor.
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MagicSanta Inner circle Northern Nevada 5841 Posts |
Hey, it was on the local news, not our fault the rest of the country didn't pick it up.
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Doug Higley 1942 - 2022 7152 Posts |
The campaigning IS never ending. It begins the day after the election like planning for the next Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. What these morons don't get is that familiarity REALLY DOES breed contempt...add to that, the fact that they are ALL contemptable to begin with and it is a true morass. It's like hating brussel sprouts and being fed a constant diet of the miserable things.
Really really scary is the hint that I have come to almost...almost taste them with out making a face. I fear the day I can see any politition and not react with a violent shiver.
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Big Jeff Loyal user 300 Posts |
I won't vote for bush next time.
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balducci Loyal user Canada 227 Posts |
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On 2007-11-19 22:08, Big Jeff wrote: But if you could, you surely would?
Make America Great Again! - Trump in 2020 ... "We're a capitalistic society. I go into business, I don't make it, I go bankrupt. They're not going to bail me out. I've been on welfare and food stamps. Did anyone help me? No." - Craig T. Nelson, actor.
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MagicSanta Inner circle Northern Nevada 5841 Posts |
Compared to what the dems have up? I would.....
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Carrie Sue Veteran user Auburn, MI 332 Posts |
Someone's not voting for Bush next time.
Good, 'cuz Bush isn't running. But I surely don't want another Clinton in office. Carrie |
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
Maybe Jeb will run for VP. THere's been a Bush or a Dole on every GOP presidential ticket since '76.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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brainchild Loyal user Ideological Bigot 259 Posts |
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On 2007-11-20 00:47, LobowolfXXX wrote: I don't understand why anyone in America would think this was a good idea - it's truly disgusting. Dynasties in politics never lead to anything except corruption. |
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Payne Inner circle Seattle 4571 Posts |
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On 2007-11-20 00:47, LobowolfXXX wrote: I really doubt another Bush could seriously be considered for political office after the current Bush's Reign of Error I'm pretty sure the next President will be a Democrat, especially since the Republicans haven't got a single candidate that meets the current conservative criteria or agenda.
"America's Foremost Satirical Magician" -- Jeff McBride.
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jimbowmanjr Veteran user Inside the Bottle 320 Posts |
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On 2007-11-19 18:49, balducci wrote: Following someone and collecting video footage of them is really crossing into that gray area but in all honesty there is no expectation of privacy when it comes to corporate e-mail. You are more than likely using a corporate asset (computer) that is to be used for business purposes. If you get caught with personal material on the computer or doing something you shouldn't be doing then I really don't feel bad for those people. Surfing the internet during lunch is one thing, stockpiling MP3's and video files on a work computer is just asking to get reamed. Most company's have people sign acceptable use policies prior to hire and if they don't have this policy or have thier employees sign it they have absolutely no recourse outside of illegal activity under local, state and federal laws. No one really likes being the guy that enforces the rules....you can and probably will find yourself in a few rather precarious situations where you wish you didn't know certain things about other people... --Jim |
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Scott Cram Inner circle 2678 Posts |
The mindset of this year's incoming college freshman:
For them, Alvin Ailey, Andrei Sakharov, Huey Newton, Emperor Hirohito, Ted Bundy, Abbie Hoffman, and Don the Beachcomber have always been dead. What Berlin wall? Humvees, minus the artillery, have always been available to the public. Rush Limbaugh and the “Dittoheads” have always been lambasting liberals. They never “rolled down” a car window. Michael Moore has always been angry and funny. They may confuse the Keating Five with a rock group. They have grown up with bottled water. General Motors has always been working on an electric car. Nelson Mandela has always been free and a force in South Africa. Pete Rose has never played baseball. Rap music has always been mainstream. Religious leaders have always been telling politicians what to do, or else! “Off the hook” has never had anything to do with a telephone. Music has always been “unplugged.” Russia has always had a multi-party political system. Women have always been police chiefs in major cities. They were born the year Harvard Law Review Editor Barack Obama announced he might run for office some day. The NBA season has always gone on and on and on and on. Classmates could include Michelle Wie, Jordin Sparks, and Bart Simpson. Half of them may have been members of the Baby-sitters Club. Eastern Airlines has never “earned their wings” in their lifetime. No one has ever been able to sit down comfortably to a meal of “liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.” Wal-Mart has always been a larger retailer than Sears and has always employed more workers than GM. Being “lame” has to do with being dumb or inarticulate, not disabled. Wolf Blitzer has always been serving up the news on CNN. Katie Couric has always had screen cred. Al Gore has always been running for president or thinking about it. They never found a prize in a Coca-Cola “MagiCan.” They were too young to understand Judas Priest’s subliminal messages. When all else fails, the Prozac defense has always been a possibility. Multigrain chips have always provided healthful junk food. They grew up in Wayne’s World. U2 has always been more than a spy plane. They were introduced to Jack Nicholson as “The Joker.” Stadiums, rock tours and sporting events have always had corporate names. American rock groups have always appeared in Moscow. Commercial product placements have been the norm in films and on TV. On Parents’ Day on campus, their folks could be mixing it up with Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz with daughter Zöe, or Kathie Lee and Frank Gifford with son Cody. Fox has always been a major network. They drove their parents crazy with the Beavis and Butt-Head laugh. The “Blue Man Group” has always been everywhere. Women’s studies majors have always been offered on campus. Being a latchkey kid has never been a big deal. Thanks to MySpace and Facebook, autobiography can happen in real time. They learned about JFK from Oliver Stone and Malcolm X from Spike Lee. Most phone calls have never been private. High definition television has always been available. Microbreweries have always been ubiquitous. Virtual reality has always been available when the real thing failed. Smoking has never been allowed in public spaces in France. China has always been more interested in making money than in reeducation. Time has always worked with Warner. Tiananmen Square is a 2008 Olympics venue, not the scene of a massacre. The purchase of ivory has always been banned. MTV has never featured music videos. The space program has never really caught their attention except in disasters. Jerry Springer has always been lowering the level of discourse on TV. They get much more information from Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert than from the newspaper. They’re always texting 1 n other. They will encounter roughly equal numbers of female and male professors in the classroom. They never saw Johnny Carson live on television. They have no idea who Rusty Jones was or why he said “goodbye to rusty cars.” Avatars have nothing to do with Hindu deities. Chavez has nothing to do with iceberg lettuce and everything to do with oil. Illinois has been trying to ban smoking since the year they were born. The World Wide Web has been an online tool since they were born. Chronic fatigue syndrome has always been debilitating and controversial. Burma has always been Myanmar. Dilbert has always been ridiculing cubicle culture. Food packaging has always included nutritional labeling. All the presidents during their lifetime have been named either Bush or Clinton. |
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Josh Riel Inner circle of hell 1995 Posts |
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On 2007-11-20 00:47, LobowolfXXX wrote: Another weird piece of trivia, there has been a Republican AND a Democrat in those same election things. I don't know what a persons musical ability has to do with AT&T though. Who can't play a whistle?
Magic is doing improbable things with odd items that, under normal circumstances, would be unnessecary and quite often undesirable.
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Josh Riel Inner circle of hell 1995 Posts |
I just learned that I cannot play the whistle.
Also I'm a stool pigeon.
Magic is doing improbable things with odd items that, under normal circumstances, would be unnessecary and quite often undesirable.
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