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Blueskywalking
24th March 2010, 10:43
I posted this in another thread yet thought it important enough for its own thread.
If you don't know this you should, especially if you feel your computers or your internet access is being interfered or tampered with...

I recommend people switch to firefox as a browser for a number of reasons, it's quicker for one, like the fox.
But more importantly it has none of Bill Gates backdoors in it.

Did you know that since Windows 95, Microsoft operating systems have had a backdoor in them, something to do with encryption keys.
The file that allows this access was actually originally named 'NSAKEY'. As in the 'National Security Agency'. I kid you not....

Microsoft, The NSA and you: http://web.archive.org/web/200008161.../msft-nsa.html

How NSA access was built into Windows : http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/5/5263/1.html

This basically allows the Morons to stroll into your computer, read your email, borrow your credit card numbers, review what sites you've been surfing, etc. Even send emails 'from' you to others.... How intimate, how cozy!!! Oh, how about add traces of kiddie porn to your hard drive for forensics to discover later when they raid your house on an unrelated matter... The sky's the limit folks! Let your imaginations soar...!


If you are copping a lot of unwanted attention to your Digital Self from TPTB, one would be wise to use Linux Operating Systems and a professionally 'hardened' (secured) setup....

Don't go thinking that any of the big name antivirus or firewall solutions rolled out by brand name US companies will protect you from that level of 'interest'. They are, ALL OF THEM, in bed with the Agencies. For the sake of national security of course and FOR YOUR OWN GOOD! Remember people, any one of us can be a ter*rorist, that's why they need to be able to access everyone's computers....I actually feel safer going with Kaspersky from the Russians! Hehe....................

Just sayin'....

Majorion
24th March 2010, 11:00
If you ask me, Microsoft aren't so "the scary ones" anymore, true they have always been intrusive and extremely annoying (http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article08-600). But, my vote (beginning of the 21st century) to watch out from is Google (http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/feb/05/google-national-security-agency-cyber-attack). Thanks for sharing, I'm sure quite many here had not known about this...

Peace,,

Blueskywalking
24th March 2010, 11:05
I decidedly agree Majorion! Google definitely work closely with those who'd love to know as much as they can about us all....

Case in point, but 2 weeks ago : 'Google Asks NSA to Help Secure Its Network'

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/02/google-seeks-nsa-help/

This is definitely staged. "Cyberattack" is what the NSA/Military do best. Either this is a convenient 'story' to cover the reason for Google/NSA involvement OR the NSA attacked Google and then came forward with a 'solution'. "Let's get to know each other a little better....."

dAkapacity
24th March 2010, 11:15
Hey Blueskywalking and Majorion,

Do you know any good search engines that can be trusted? I used Yauba. It announces itself as The World's First Privacy Safe, Real-Time Search Engine, but never found what I was looking for. Right now I use Dogpile which does the job, but actually combines Googie and Yahoo amongst other engines.

Greetz,
xxdA.

SteveX
24th March 2010, 11:19
I used to play an interactive fighter game. I used to run a squad of 32 guys. One of these chaps used to get drunk a lot. A sorrowful chap that when he was drunk used to get on everyone’s nerves with the "woe is me" vib. The sort of fellow that hated himself. Great guy when he was sober but as the night moved on it seemed every sip he tuck was another kick to his self-esteem.

Intrigued by this guy I thought I might try to get to the bottom of his problem. Over a period, because he was reluctant to talk, I fond out certain things. It all stemmed from the work he did. He worked for Fire Arms and Tobacco. He did say he had dealings with the Waco thing. He had taken an oath of security and was bond by it. Hence not talking in details. His job was in IT and his section covered homeland USA, although another department worked outside the boarders. Essentially he monitored emails and peoples computers. In one brief drunken conversation he said he could look at anyone’s computer anywhere in the world. In another he said the American people have no idea what's going on and it (in his opinion) isn't right.

The impression I got was he hated himself for the work he did. It went against his patriotic philosophy. I advised him that he should seek counciling from within his department. Not long after that he stopped playing without even saying he was giving up the game....not the done thing to do in these types of games.

EDIT This guy said the saftest computer was one that wasn't hooked up to the internet.

K626
24th March 2010, 11:23
Thanks bluesky. Good stuff.

Blueskywalking
24th March 2010, 11:27
There's degrees of safety dAkapacity. By safety you mean anonymity.
Every site you visit drops a little .txt file on your computer called a cookie.
When you visit again it can recognize you from this cookie.
Programs like CCLEANER (http://www.ccleaner.com/) enable you to periodically wipe all cookies from your computer.
Another level is IP address. When you come online through your ISP you display an IP address to sites you visit and they can recognize you through this.
It is possible to surf the net via what is called a proxy server so that an intermediate IP address is shown to sites and not your own.

It all really depends how important to you it is to stay anonymous online. If your life does depend on it there are ways and means but they are technically complex and require a bit of investment. I personally use google cause they have the most comprehensive spidering of the net. And I couldn't give a rats arse what they know I know these days....:spy:

K626
24th March 2010, 11:29
Btw all this is as nothing compared to what is happenning with mobile phones.

Blueskywalking
24th March 2010, 11:38
Btw all this is as nothing compared to what is happenning with mobile phones.

Right K626! They are a totally unsecured network, yeh? Anybody can listen in.
They pinpoint your location and movements via GPS, relay audio even when turned off and are only 'safe' without a battery! Hehe. Not to mention fry your brain with normal levels of use....
Threw mine away a year ago!

sunnydaze
24th March 2010, 11:44
thanks for this info its exactly the type of thing I've been wanting to hear! We need now more than ever to find ways of protecting ourselves. If the internet goes down then we need to find other ways to communicate, I think this is an issue of urgency and ask if anyone knows what sort eqipment would work.

Blueskywalking
24th March 2010, 12:00
If the internet goes down then we need to find other ways to communicate, I think this is an issue of urgency and ask if anyone knows what sort equipment would work.

I live with this question sunnydaze... No real answers yet. Time permitting I've been meaning to locate a few forums where the supernerds hang out and pose the question. I sort of like to think the internet may be angelically protected. It has a beautiful decentralized design and is, as I understand it, quite hard to control centrally.
I find it fascinating the the internet, in its original form, was called ARPANET and was created by the US military.

ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), created by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the United States Department of Defense, was the world's first operational packet switching network, and the predecessor of the contemporary global Internet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET

Majorion
24th March 2010, 12:00
@ dAkapacity,

There are no search engines that can be trusted, at least not in the sense you seem to be implying. Personally I use Google and no other for searches, the thing is, Google will deliberately put certain websites always at the top and other websites buried either in middle of the search or deeper, but when you dig deep sometimes you find treasure. And bluesky was correct, almost all websites, search engines or not; use 'cookies', CCleaner is the best software for deleting those pesky files when they add up too much, my understanding is that if you continuously delete cookies, then you won't have a long term buildup problem (results in significantly faster computing) and the data sent-back to Google or whoever would be inconsistent and faulty.

K626
24th March 2010, 12:01
Right K626! They are a totally unsecured network, yeh? Anybody can listen in.
They pinpoint your location and movements via GPS, relay audio even when turned off and are only 'safe' without a battery! Hehe. Not to mention fry your brain with normal levels of use....
Threw mine away a year ago!

Most people don't realise how easy it is to convert them into a listening device...Even when off. Shocking stuff really.

K626
24th March 2010, 12:04
People interested in this stuff should take a look here...

http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?413-Synthetic-Telepathy-and-Mass-mind-control.-%28Be-aware-U.S.-patents-issued-1992%29..

Blueskywalking
24th March 2010, 12:14
As an example of hidden levels of tracking let me demonstrate something.
Majorion and I have discussed the use of cookies by sites to track 'unique visitors' to websites.
Many people know this and practice some level of cookie management.
Which pisses off both advertisers and mind control wannabees...

BUT there is a hidden level of 'cookies' that very few seem to know about called Local Shared Objects, nicknamed Flash Cookies.

These 'cookies' use the Adobe flash system. If you visit the following link you will be able to view all the sites that have given you one of these 'advanced cookies'.

http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager07.html

So even when wiping all 'http' cookies with a program like CCleaner these flash cookies remain.
And note that Google DOES drop one of these as do other sites like Ebay and Youtube.

More info here:
http://www.ghacks.net/2007/05/04/flash-cookies-explained/

Majorion
24th March 2010, 12:18
This is a Firefox addon that allows you to delete flash cookies and/or LSOs (long term storage cookies):

BetterPrivacy (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6623)

Blueskywalking
24th March 2010, 12:26
This is a Firefox addon that allows you to delete flash cookies and/or LSOs (long term storage cookies):

BetterPrivacy

Nice one Majorion!

K626
24th March 2010, 12:38
This is a Firefox addon that allows you to delete flash cookies and/or LSOs (long term storage cookies):

BetterPrivacy (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6623)

Cheers I'll get that.

Swanny
24th March 2010, 12:44
Btw all this is as nothing compared to what is happenning with mobile phones.

iPhone = The must have tracking device :p
My phone doesn't have GPS :cool:

Blueskywalking
24th March 2010, 12:48
My phone doesn't have GPS
As I understand it Swanny ones phone doesn't actually need GPS installed as a 'function'. It's more implicit in the nature of mobile networks and signals - one ends up being a point in space somewhere that receives and transmits a signal.

That 'point in space' is where 'they' send the smart bomb... Hehe

Moxie
24th March 2010, 13:02
Use the search engine StartPage
http://startpage.com/eng/aboutstartpage/

PINEAL-PILOT-IN MERKABAH
24th March 2010, 13:05
i stopped putting credit on my phone february 2009 , i keep trying to lose my phone. i never have it about my person. i leave it turned off for long periods. the last form of communication is via landlines and the internet. if the interent goes belly up then im going solo :) pencils and paper ,pigeons?

K626
24th March 2010, 13:11
i stopped putting credit on my phone february 2009 , i keep trying to lose my phone. i never have it about my person. i leave it turned off for long periods. the last form of communication is via landlines and the internet. if the interent goes belly up then im going solo :) pencils and paper ,pigeons?

I hear you man.

Swanny
24th March 2010, 13:14
I use www.scroogle.org
http://www.scroogle.org/cgi-bin/scraper.htm

Great like cartoons on there

http://www.scroogle.org/gifs/gooegg.gif

http://www.scroogle.org/gifs/gmonster.gif

:)

K626
24th March 2010, 13:20
I use www.scroogle.org
http://www.scroogle.org/cgi-bin/scraper.htm

Great like cartoons on there

http://www.scroogle.org/gifs/gooegg.gif



:)

:pound:

...and so much stuff on there just dissapears...:eek:

PINEAL-PILOT-IN MERKABAH
24th March 2010, 13:20
Use the search engine StartPage
http://startpage.com/eng/aboutstartpage/

cant seem to get this link to work , its says i already have a program with the same name existing? i run mozilla firefox .

Fredkc
24th March 2010, 14:00
iPhone = The must have tracking device :p
My phone doesn't have GPS :cool:
Yeah, it's in the nature of cell phones. they instantly have you down to the nearest repeater tower.

All they have to do then is figure out, "where would a GFL Admiral hide, around here?"

Swanny
24th March 2010, 14:33
My phone is an old se810 and my ship is cloaked so the buggers will never find me :spy:

str8thinker
20th February 2011, 10:58
I'd like to BUMP this thread...

http://i55.tinypic.com/30j1qwm.gif

Thanks to Swanny for recommending Scrooglescraper. I've installed it on Firefox 3.6.1.3. Not as pretty as Google, but undoubtedly safer.

I had a couple of difficulties in finding and installing the plugin for Firefox 3.6.1.3. There are two FF versions of the Scroogle search engine plugin; I settled on this one:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/scroogle-ssl/

Also I discovered that it wouldn't install until I had only one FF window open.

For any other problems with FF plugins, see this page (http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.support.firefox/browse_thread/thread/5cb4b9df616ef91c).

Hope this helps.