"Do You Like Online Privacy? You May Be a Terrorist "

[CdnSirian]

Posted on slashdot.org today-- "Do You Like Online Privacy? You May Be a Terrorist - 590 Comments
schwit1 passes on this snippet from Public Intelligence: "A flyer designed by the FBI and the Department of Justice to promote suspicious activity reporting in internet cafes lists basic tools used for online privacy as potential signs of terrorist activity. The document, part of a program called 'Communities Against Terrorism,' lists the use of 'anonymizers, portals, or other means to shield IP address' as a sign that a person could be engaged in or supporting terrorist activity. The use of encryption is also listed as a suspicious activity along with steganography, the practice of using 'software to hide encrypted data in digital photos' or other media. In fact, the flyer recommends that anyone 'overly concerned about privacy' or attempting to 'shield the screen from view of others' should be considered suspicious and potentially engaged in terrorist activities. ... The use of PGP, VPNs, Tor or any of the many other technologies for anonymity and privacy online are directly targeted by the flyer, which is distributed to businesses in an effort to promote the reporting of these activities." "

Just so we know what we are!! :)

[Seikou-Kishi]

I thought I was into privacy but I have no idea what PGP, VPNs or Tor are! Lol

[Anchor]

PGP (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Good_Privacy) = Pretty Good Privacy, and open source encryption system
VPN (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_private_network) = Virtual Private Network, a way of connecting to a network over an encrypted link
Tor (https://www.torproject.org/) = A proxy system making it difficult for the destination of a connection to trace the source of a connection

[spiritguide]

Their divide and conquer party is on. Time to boycott any businesses that promotes this program.

:peace:

[muxfolder]

So if they have hard time tracking your online activities you must be a terrorist? Good thinking.

[xbusymom]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8R9agYrKNmk

[modwiz]

Their divide and conquer party is on. Time to boycott any businesses that promotes this program.

:peace:

I have my own party, it's called, drop trou and moon. Should be like looking into a mirror for them. They do not have the manpower to pull this off effectively. The program may exist, but the story is meant to do work they can't staff for. Besides the staff are all visiting porn sites and using anonymizers to hide their illegal porn proclivities.

The psy-ops are coming fast and furious. It's the only thing they can afford now that the Fed has been isolated.

[Referee]

There is no such thing as privacy. It was gone in the 80's

[Mulder]

.... anyone 'overly concerned about privacy' or attempting to 'shield the screen from view of others' should be considered suspicious and potentially engaged in terrorist activities. ... The use of PGP, VPNs, Tor or any of the many other technologies for anonymity and privacy online are directly targeted by the flyer, which is distributed to businesses in an effort to promote the reporting of these activities." "

Just so we know what we are!! :)

This would apply to every teenage boy/girl looking at "naughty pictures" online!

[Mad Hatter]

Won't be long before closing the door on a cubicle in a public toilet will be deemed suspicious...

[xbusymom]

Won't be long before closing the door on a cubicle in a public toilet will be deemed suspicious...

Shhhh! don't give TSA any more ideas....

[chancy]

Posted on slashdot.org today-- "Do You Like Online Privacy? You May Be a Terrorist - 590 Comments
schwit1 passes on this snippet from Public Intelligence: "A flyer designed by the FBI and the Department of Justice to promote suspicious activity reporting in internet cafes lists basic tools used for online privacy as potential signs of terrorist activity. The document, part of a program called 'Communities Against Terrorism,' lists the use of 'anonymizers, portals, or other means to shield IP address' as a sign that a person could be engaged in or supporting terrorist activity. The use of encryption is also listed as a suspicious activity along with steganography, the practice of using 'software to hide encrypted data in digital photos' or other media. In fact, the flyer recommends that anyone 'overly concerned about privacy' or attempting to 'shield the screen from view of others' should be considered suspicious and potentially engaged in terrorist activities. ... The use of PGP, VPNs, Tor or any of the many other technologies for anonymity and privacy online are directly targeted by the flyer, which is distributed to businesses in an effort to promote the reporting of these activities." "
Just so we know what we are!! :)

Hello Everyone: There is NO PRIVACY once you access the internet. The concern that I have is that most governments use encryption and other ways of making their communications secure. Since we as people pay for governments to do our bidding for us the people then why have their communications secret?
As soon as an individual whats to have privacy he is turned into any word that the governments choose to use against him or her. There is no reason why wanting to surf the web anonymously is a threat to anyone. No one likes their mail read. No one likes there bank accounts accessed by everyone in the community. No one likes to be followed and tracked wherever you might go. No one likes their kids to be monitored when they are just being kids. The "Nos" seem to be way above the norm these days because with one simple word "government" in the sentence they can do whatever they want by hiding behind "laws, regulations, acts, etc." that no one approved except a very small percentage of people who don't have to follow the same laws as the general population.
I'm for freedom, truth and honesty. The truth is governments have gone out of bounds in respect to freedom and privacy. We as the people need to send a clear message that freedom, truth and honesty are needed by using an open door policy without secrecy and ignoring our wishes is what we as people want and deserve.
May Freedom and Truth and Honesty always prevail.
chancy

[Maia Gabrial]

They want to eliminate all oppositions to their agendas. The FBI and Dept of Justice (??? Justice really?) are the true terrorists. Pathetic.... There's no honor or integrity in this....
People have to remember that the FBI and Dept of Justice are part of the US corporation self-serving wannabe govt about to be exposed for the deceptive organization it is. And it's on its unstoppable nose dive to devastation....thanks to their own stupidity.
Take heart, everyone. The end of the world as we know it with all its corruptions is what will be destroyed. This kind of activity along with it....

[Maia Gabrial]

If you think about, privacy is an illusion since we're being watched on all dimensions. It's just that our govts use it against us....

[TigaHawk]

By their standards all of Korea and China are terrorists then. The number of them that use proxies, tor, and encryption programs PURELY to circumvent their own country's firewall - wether it be for something "simple" such as wanting to play a game such as world of warcraft with english players, or trying to access facebook/non doctored knowledge .

It would also put 90% of US buisnesses as high "terrorist" targets, as companie's setup citrix and secure encrypted connections for staff so they're able to remote in and work from home with minimal risk of the data thats going back and forward being intercepted and decoded.



Privacy is great.

Government = fearmongering terrorists.

Bite me Echlon.