If you have a wifi router, phone, or computer, you are helping the US govt spy. Whether you want to or not

[Seoul Gleou]

“If you have access to any communications, the government can force you to help it spy. That means anybody with access to a server, a wire, a cable box, a Wi-Fi router, a phone or a computer. … If this provision is enacted, the government can deputize any of these people against their will and force them, in effect, to become what amounts to an agent for Big Brother.”

Government Overreach, The Threat To Civil Liberties: The Contested Extension Of FISA Section 702

The Biden Administration passes the reauthorization of Section 702, of FISA into law, extending warrantless surveillance and impacting US civil liberties amid widespread data collection concerns.

www.forbes.com

The TikTok ban is supposedly about security

So why did this bill get signed?

Imagine how someone like Trump can use this.

Imagine Trump ordering all the communications from Hillary, Obama, and anyone else he considers an adversary to be monitored.

No private conversation is private anymore.

 

[bnew]

neoliberals and conservatives doing the same old same old.

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[Address_Unknown]

"Hey, Phil. I think they're onto us."

 

[badboys11]

This was addressed long ago









No one cares

 

[DPresidential]

Ok

 

[Seoul Gleou]

This was addressed long ago









No one cares

How was this addressed?

 

[bnew]

Spoiler: thread continued

Spoiler: full text

1/10
It’s over (for now). A majority of senators caved to the fearmongering and bush league tactics of the administration and surveillance hawks in Congress, and they sold out Americans’ civil liberties. Section 702 has been reauthorized, not just without any meaningful reforms… 1/10

2/10
…but with “one of the most dramatic and terrifying expansions of government surveillance authority in history,” as
@RonWyden aptly described it. It is nothing short of mind-boggling that 58 senators voted to keep this Orwellian power in the bill. 2/10

3/10
The provision effectively grants the NSA access to the communications equipment of almost any U.S. business, plus huge numbers of organizations and individuals. It’s a gift to any president who may wish to spy on political enemies, journalists, ideological opponents, etc. 3/10

4/10
The administration and intelligence committee leaders buried senators in a morass of misleading and, in some cases, flatly false statements throughout the week. I think of myself as pretty jaded, and I was still genuinely shaken by how many lies I heard. 4/10

5/10
This is a shameful moment in the history of the United States Congress. It’s a shameful moment for this administration, as well. But ultimately, it’s the American people who pay the price for this sort of thing. And sooner or later, we will. 5/10

6/10
There are 3 silver linings. First, the many senators who fought so hard to protect our civil liberties. I am particularly grateful to @RonWyden , @SenMikeLee, @SenatorDurbin, and @RandPaul, who have led the charge on Section 702 reforms. Please RT to show your appreciation! 6/10

7/10
Second, ALL OF YOU who made calls to your senators over the past week. We can track how many people use the call tool; you made literally thousands of calls each day. I’m in awe, and I also feel like I’m part of a huge, new, wonderful community. From my heart, I thank you. 7/10

8/10
Third—and very much related—because of the heat we were able to bring, we extracted some promises from the administration and the Senate intelligence committee chair. I do think they’ll be forced to make SOME changes to mitigate the worst parts of the law… 8/10

9/10
…which they can do by including those changes in an upcoming must-pass vehicle, like the National Defense Authorization Act. I’ll keep you all posted on those efforts. Let’s hold them to their promises. 9/10

10/10
I’ll have more to say about all of this later, but I’m taking the next week off for a vacation with family. In the immortal words of Tommy Lee Jones, “I need the rest.” And then… back to the fight! 10/10


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[Luke Cage]

Does that mean internet users are also supporting genocide? They are helping the government

 

[null]

No private conversation is private anymore.

peer-to-peer encryption is safe

 

[Seoul Gleou]

peer-to-peer encryption is safe

99% of Americans don't even know what encryption means

Does that mean internet users are also supporting genocide? They are helping the government

 

[badboys11]

How was this addressed?

No one cares. They been spying on your phones since 20 years ago and privacy issues were addressed and dismantled during the 9/11 era


If u having nothing to hide, you have nothing to worry about, who cares about porn history? Remember that? That was the common talking point online around allowing the government to snoop

You need to worry about these new cars and the privacy issues behind them but u slow talking about wi fi routers. Get your insurance increased on your 24 Honda cause u loaned it to your daughter for the night and your insurance company raises rates 2 months later cause they added her to the policy


Talk about that cause that's really happening


Drive a new car worried about privacy dinosaur brehs

 

[null]

99% of Americans don't even know what encryption means

breh-99% you don't have to set it up yourself.

anyway the fact that most americans don't care about privacy is the real issue.

facebook, google et al are complicit in harvesting information and people still rush give it up freely.

 

[Seoul Gleou]

Spoiler: thread continued

Spoiler: full text

1/10
It’s over (for now). A majority of senators caved to the fearmongering and bush league tactics of the administration and surveillance hawks in Congress, and they sold out Americans’ civil liberties. Section 702 has been reauthorized, not just without any meaningful reforms… 1/10

2/10
…but with “one of the most dramatic and terrifying expansions of government surveillance authority in history,” as
@RonWyden aptly described it. It is nothing short of mind-boggling that 58 senators voted to keep this Orwellian power in the bill. 2/10

3/10
The provision effectively grants the NSA access to the communications equipment of almost any U.S. business, plus huge numbers of organizations and individuals. It’s a gift to any president who may wish to spy on political enemies, journalists, ideological opponents, etc. 3/10

4/10
The administration and intelligence committee leaders buried senators in a morass of misleading and, in some cases, flatly false statements throughout the week. I think of myself as pretty jaded, and I was still genuinely shaken by how many lies I heard. 4/10

5/10
This is a shameful moment in the history of the United States Congress. It’s a shameful moment for this administration, as well. But ultimately, it’s the American people who pay the price for this sort of thing. And sooner or later, we will. 5/10

6/10
There are 3 silver linings. First, the many senators who fought so hard to protect our civil liberties. I am particularly grateful to @RonWyden , @SenMikeLee, @SenatorDurbin, and @RandPaul, who have led the charge on Section 702 reforms. Please RT to show your appreciation! 6/10

7/10
Second, ALL OF YOU who made calls to your senators over the past week. We can track how many people use the call tool; you made literally thousands of calls each day. I’m in awe, and I also feel like I’m part of a huge, new, wonderful community. From my heart, I thank you. 7/10

8/10
Third—and very much related—because of the heat we were able to bring, we extracted some promises from the administration and the Senate intelligence committee chair. I do think they’ll be forced to make SOME changes to mitigate the worst parts of the law… 8/10

9/10
…which they can do by including those changes in an upcoming must-pass vehicle, like the National Defense Authorization Act. I’ll keep you all posted on those efforts. Let’s hold them to their promises. 9/10

10/10
I’ll have more to say about all of this later, but I’m taking the next week off for a vacation with family. In the immortal words of Tommy Lee Jones, “I need the rest.” And then… back to the fight! 10/10


To post tweets in this format, more info here: https://www.thecoli.com/threads/tips-and-tricks-for-posting-the-coli-megathread.984734/post-52211196

This is supposed to be an administration that brings normalcy to America again. Yet a useless congress and senate cook up shyt like this with no resistance

We're in for a hellscape

 

[IVS]

Of course. What builds a web and for what purpose. And how many eyes does it have? In fact its called a spy-der! for a reason.
Ever heard of the 5 Eyes, 9 Eyes, the 14 eyes.

 

[Pure Water]

While I don't fully agree with the TikTok ban, I think it's because it's a dominant Chinese player in the social media game rather than them just being Chinese alone. You also have to look at what China allows in their country. They don't allow any foreign services unless they bend to the will of the Chinese government. You can't use Instagram, Facebook, and other service in China. If they're not going to allow our services in their country, why allow them in ours.