just posting this because americans love ragging on about how europeans are all under CCTV and evil socialized governments. can't say any european country has this...
massive scoop from the guardian. leaked security powerpoints from the NSA. 2 articles. verizon:
internet/social-media:
so what do you have to say to this? being more monitored than the state-suckling, mindwashed socialists?
are you feeling that warm boot, pressing lovingly against your face, forever?
massive scoop from the guardian. leaked security powerpoints from the NSA. 2 articles. verizon:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/ju … ourt-orderThe National Security Agency is currently collecting the telephone records of millions of US customers of Verizon, one of America's largest telecoms providers, under a top secret court order issued in April.
The order, a copy of which has been obtained by the Guardian, requires Verizon on an "ongoing, daily basis" to give the NSA information on all telephone calls in its systems, both within the US and between the US and other countries.
The document shows for the first time that under the Obama administration the communication records of millions of US citizens are being collected indiscriminately and in bulk – regardless of whether they are suspected of any wrongdoing.
The secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (Fisa) granted the order to the FBI on April 25, giving the government unlimited authority to obtain the data for a specified three-month period ending on July 19.
internet/social-media:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/ju … s-nsa-dataThe National Security Agency has obtained direct access to the systems of Google, Facebook, Apple and other US internet giants, according to a top secret document obtained by the Guardian.
The NSA access is part of a previously undisclosed program called PRISM, which allows officials to collect material including search history, the content of emails, file transfers and live chats, the document says.
The Guardian has verified the authenticity of the document, a 41-slide PowerPoint presentation – classified as top secret with no distribution to foreign allies – which was apparently used to train intelligence operatives on the capabilities of the program. The document claims "collection directly from the servers" of major US service providers.
Although the presentation claims the program is run with the assistance of the companies, all those who responded to a Guardian request for comment on Thursday denied knowledge of any such program.
so what do you have to say to this? being more monitored than the state-suckling, mindwashed socialists?
are you feeling that warm boot, pressing lovingly against your face, forever?
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