"The internet is a surveillance state"

[JasonSJackson]

Opinion: The Internet is a surveillance state - CNN.com

 

[MaccabeanRebel]

"If the director of the CIA can't maintain his privacy on the Internet, we've got no hope"

Basically..lol

 

[kevm3]

Nice quote from the article:

Grim50845 Timmy2step • 9 hours ago −
Can't agree more. 1984 and Brave New World are like two sides of the coin in my opinion, one a system of oppression which attempts to use top down surveillance and threats of physical violence to enforce conformity, the other a system of consenting conformity willingly adopted by the individual out of fear of social ostracism. The brute force tactics of Ingsoc in 1984 were written by Orwell to mirror the tactics of the Soviet Union and it's allies, and the obviously horrific nature of everyday life presented in 1984 seems to stick in the minds of people; But more often its the quiet, creeping, self imposed isolation of consumerism, instant gratification, and media disinformation and sensationalism; The world which Huxley detailed, which is really at play in the modern world.

 

[Ninjaz In Paris]

Good thing I have nothing to hide...

 

[concise]

Good thing I have nothing to hide...

Even if you think you're a good guy and have nothing to hide doesn't mean you should be breathing a sigh of relief. What if you have a crazy ex or cousin you cut out of your life suddenly start thinking about you again? Or some employer wants to go digging through your family's medical history?

 

[Brock Landers]

Yeah if you don't know what you're doing anyone can watch you, but those in the know will remain truly anonymous My connection says that I'm typing this from Australia

 

[Emperor Sol]

Yeah if you don't know what you're doing anyone can watch you, but those in the know will remain truly anonymous My connection says that I'm typing this from Australia

Most advanced websites can detect a proxy very easily.

 

[Ain't That Something]

You can always get a VPN if you truly want privacy online.

 

[JasonSJackson]

Most advanced websites can detect a proxy very easily.

basically....

and besides that, most people dont even know who's hosting the proxy websites anyway

 

[JasonSJackson]

did anyone try the Collusion software mentioned in the article to see how many people were tracking them?

Mozilla

 

[Ninjaz In Paris]

Even if you think you're a good guy and have nothing to hide doesn't mean you should be breathing a sigh of relief. What if you have a crazy ex or cousin you cut out of your life suddenly start thinking about you again? Or some employer wants to go digging through your family's medical history?

 

[JasonSJackson]

Even if you think you're a good guy and have nothing to hide doesn't mean you should be breathing a sigh of relief. What if you have a crazy ex or cousin you cut out of your life suddenly start thinking about you again? Or some employer wants to go digging through your family's medical history?

or that u dont think anyone should have the right to be tracking your every move, wether or not u have something to hide.....

 

[Ronald McDonald]

i remember on an old website i used to go to, someone posted a page full of webcams and security cameras that had been hacked or some shyt. there were bedrooms, living rooms, etc. u could even see on one of the cams that one dude was on the couch beatin his sh!t

 

[concise]

did anyone try the Collusion software mentioned in the article to see how many people were tracking them?

Mozilla

just downloaded it now.

I'll be patiently waiting for the results in a few days.

 

[concise]

Just browsing the coli and bigsoccer since then and saw the relay bubbles go from nothing to filling the page.