The memory of the internet is very short. AT&T's Room 641a. The NSA datacenter they are opening out in - what, Utah? I think? - that won't be ready until end of next year and is already full. The exposures of Snowden's files, as well as numerous leaks both before and after him. No. If you ever even SIT at a computer, there is a record of you. Period. And it is linked to your activity in the physical world (CC tracking, etc), and everywhere you have ever been. To believe anything less than that is to be living in an actively defended state of denial.
Lovely turn of phrase, that. I think people who have read James Bamford saw the whole Snowden thing go down and said "Yeah? And?" while people who haven't were flabberghasted. I think you were the proximate cause for my subscription to this.actively defended state of denial
Go share this simple fact that you and I accept as easily as breathing with the general public. I suspect a fair number of people, even tech savvy people would accuse you of paranoia.To believe anything less than that is to be living in an actively defended state of denial.
Yes, but even the mass media reports on these things regularly... it's not just conversations on slashdot or rec.hacking any more. But kleinbl00's comments were clearly intended for the Hubski community, and if anyone here doesn't start with the base assumption that every part of your computer, email, phone, location, and contact history is known... then, they are actively living a lie.