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wait a minute, I already knew that, and assumed everyone else did too. except previously they had to go through the formalities of telephoning someone at google and asking for unrestricted database access. now apparently they have a program that automates this process and gets big government off google's back. phew.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/06/us-tech-giants-nsa-data

this is probably a great thing, right? I mean we've all been using chrome's 'porn mode' to secretly plot the revolution away from the man's prying, but have been unable to link up with 'the wider movement' (not sure what this is but ppl say it a lot so it sounds legit). until now. this should be the catalyst we needed to finally get people to stop using the internet and start smashing the state
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Not Your S.H.I.E.L.D.
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Do you really think the government cares about what everyday people are doing?!?! Really ?! We now live in a terrorist world. Does anyone want to see another 911, OKC, Boston, Atlanta bombing...I could go on. Instead of being pissed and everyone arguing about right or wrong...ask WHY. I feel just fine that my government is trying to find patterns that could lead them to individuals planning on causing harm, death, and destruction to you, me, my loved ones.
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political car tune
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Check out this one weird G+ tip discovered by an 80s nightclub mom. The NSA HATES this
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UNUSUALY COOL
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detached faux-ignorant irony is surely the best way to deal with any dangerous chance of unhip people agreeing with you
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Not Your S.H.I.E.L.D.
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better than crossposting facebook comments from slavering oabamadromes i think not
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mt.real
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I thought this was public knowledge already. the thing is that they have too much info to be useful for anything except hugely blatant things. like the rhizzone
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nuMbA B1tcH
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itd be funny to make deat h threats to a certain important someone in teh executive office to c what happens
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nuMbA B1tcH
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dont
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Not Your S.H.I.E.L.D.
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at least the NSA still cant read are prayers
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mt.real
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who do you think you're praying to
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UNUSUALY COOL
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set off bombs 4 life
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Mike Nelson here.
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i'm launching a kickstarter for my film "Profile". plot: a NSA agent has trouble dating and finally meets the woman of his dreams. unfortunately, she's not that interested! so he secretly harnesses all the records available on her through the NSA and surprises her with intricate knowledge of her likes and dislikes. it's "what women want" for the twitter generation!
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political car tune
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getfiscal posted:

the twit generation


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jiggago
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the *clears throat* "twee-tear" generation *flips to next slide on powerpoint*
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Nippon
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I'm digging the Obamailures on Twitter asking Glenn Greenwald "oh YEAH well why didn't you ever criticise BUSH??"
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Nippon
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lmao



Glenn Greenwald ‏@ggreenwald 42m

I'll be on with Anderson Cooper tonight discussing the various disclosures, along with . . . Ari Fleischer.
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Online
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Because I uphold Stalin, I don't really think I can complain about this without being hypocritical.
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cleanhands posted:

this is probably a great thing, right? I mean we've all been using chrome's 'porn mode' to secretly plot the revolution away from the man's prying.



really? shit, i guess goatstring's owed an apology

#sheepish

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ilmdge posted:

Because I uphold Stalin, I don't really think I can complain about this without being hypocritical.


catvhphrase.

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The company that designed the software was founded by the libertarian billionaire tycoon Peter Thiel.
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getfiscal posted:

i'm launching a kickstarter for my film "Profile". plot: a NSA agent has trouble dating and finally meets the woman of his dreams. unfortunately, she's not that interested! so he secretly harnesses all the records available on her through the NSA and surprises her with intricate knowledge of her likes and dislikes. it's "what women want" for the twitter generation!

they already made that movie sorry bro

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Means_War_(film)

FDR and Tuck soon discover that they are seeing the same woman and decide not to tell her that they know each other, not to interfere with each other's dates, and not to have sex with her, letting her instead come to a decision between them. They soon break their rules and use CIA technology and assets to spy on her, discover her preferences, and sabotage each other's chances with her. FDR and Lauren eventually have sex. Tuck and Lauren nearly have sex but she decides against it, feeling bad about sleeping with two men. However, since Tuck sabotages FDR's surveillance devices in her apartment, FDR is convinced that Tuck and Lauren did have sex.

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i really love that GG chooses today to throw a sweet, awkward, wrench into obama's upcoming meeting with the president of china. my fave lil' instigatuh

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/07/obama-china-targets-cyber-overseas
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idk anything about geegee beyond these two articles but he seems to vaguely know 'whats up'
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Online
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Would y'all support this kind of eavesdropping if it was done by a socialist state to root out reactionary plots and capitalist roaders?
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mt.real
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all the "transparent society" nerds are mad about this because they're inconsistent fuckshits
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Mike Nelson here.
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ilmdge posted:

Would y'all support this kind of eavesdropping if it was done by a socialist state to root out reactionary plots and capitalist roaders?

it already is...

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roseweird posted:

no

Why not? Are you afraid of some dark grey police state like how people talk about the GDR and USSR? But I don't think anyone really gives a shit about eavesdropping. This is happening now, and nobody cares. Oh, maybe some clowns in patriot hats are whining about it, but they weren't whining when Bush was in office. I guess an ideologue like Glenn intellectually cares about it, but so what? This really doesn't matter to anyone. Why wouldn't you exploit such tools to defend the revolution? I'd say I may oppose this happening now, but only because it's not being done for a just cause... otherwise...

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paulo freire said that it wasn't considered oppressive violence for the oppressed to use violence to prevent the counterrevolutionaries from ruining the efforts of the oppressed/revolutionaries.

In that sense, I think Paulo Freire would agree that a socialist state using these tactics to prevent reactionaries is justified.
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Dont Mess With Sucess
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where do you live that there are multiple nightclubs for moms in their 80s
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swampman posted:

where do you live that there are multiple nightclubs for moms in their 80s


the 80s nightclub (note the lack of plural on 'nightclub'. emphasis added)
title doesnt imply multiple nightclubs but rather the opposite.

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ilmdge posted:

Would y'all support this kind of eavesdropping if it was done by a socialist state to root out reactionary plots and capitalist roaders?

would i support the state doing something i agree with? let me ponder this

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swampman posted:

where do you live that there are multiple nightclubs for moms in their 80s

fucker swamp, youre gonna get yours someday

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Not Your S.H.I.E.L.D.
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ilmdge posted:

Would y'all support this kind of eavesdropping if it was done by a socialist state to root out reactionary plots and capitalist roaders?



yes, but only because im an adult

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Not Your S.H.I.E.L.D.
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oh shit, your best friend got killed? well i bet you wouldnt be so upset if someone you hated had died instead, you hypocrite
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Superabound posted:

oh shit, your best friend got killed? well i bet you wouldnt be so upset if someone you hated had died instead, you hypocrite

Well isn't your point here the exact same thing I said
On the other hand I kind of expected other people here to have philosophical problems with this kind of thing in general but so far only roseweird has posted two letters of objection and that's all we've got

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Dont Mess With Sucess
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cleanhands posted:

swampman posted:

where do you live that there are multiple nightclubs for moms in their 80s

fucker swamp, youre gonna get yours someday

Sounds unlikely

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ilmdge posted:

Superabound posted:

oh shit, your best friend got killed? well i bet you wouldnt be so upset if someone you hated had died instead, you hypocrite

Well isn't your point here the exact same thing I said
On the other hand I kind of expected other people here to have philosophical problems with this kind of thing in general but so far only roseweird has posted two letters of objection and that's all we've got



sorry ive been reserving all my vitriol and genuine sentiment on this for all the IDIOTS on FACEBOOK