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Electronic surveillance, spying on citizens, social media and manipulations with the public opinion
by KneelB4Zod! Fri May 25, 2018 2:23 pm
ussuricat @ussuricat1 · 9 min.
This Is How Amazon's Alexa Records And Shares Private Conversations Without Your Permission | Zero Hedge
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-05-25/how-amazons-alexa-records-and-shares-private-conversations-without-your-permission
As it turns out, the scandal over Amazon's Alexa voice-controlled personal assistant recording and sharing private conversations both with hackers and with people on the users' contact list is much more serious than the company had feared.
As Bloomberg reported, Amazon responded to a KIRO 7 news report about a couple who received a call from a friend saying "unplug your Alexa devices right now. You’re being hacked" after the company's device had shared a private conversation without explicit permission.
This Is How Amazon's Alexa Records And Shares Private Conversations Without Your Permission | Zero Hedge
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-05-25/how-amazons-alexa-records-and-shares-private-conversations-without-your-permission
As it turns out, the scandal over Amazon's Alexa voice-controlled personal assistant recording and sharing private conversations both with hackers and with people on the users' contact list is much more serious than the company had feared.
As Bloomberg reported, Amazon responded to a KIRO 7 news report about a couple who received a call from a friend saying "unplug your Alexa devices right now. You’re being hacked" after the company's device had shared a private conversation without explicit permission.
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"I assure you, ladies and gentlemen that, very soon history will show that we and our allies have fought a war on behalf of the whole world against terrorism supported by governments that will be held accountable by its own people..."
Quoting Dostoyevsky:
"Rest assured, hell is big enough for all. It doesn't deserve this fierce competition over who will be the worst." - Dr. Bashar Jaafari, UNSC session, 22nd of February, 2018
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Re: Electronic surveillance, spying on citizens, social media and manipulations with the public opinion
by KneelB4Zod! Fri May 25, 2018 2:37 pm
Government trolls use psychology-based influence techniques in social media
"Have you ever come across someone on the Internet that you suspected was a paid government troll? Well, there is a very good chance that you were not imagining things."
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"You’ve probably run into them before—those seemingly random antagonizers who always end up diverting the conversation in an online chat room or article comment section away from the issue at hand, and towards a much different agenda. Hot-button issues like illegal immigration, the two-party political system, the “war on terror” and even alternative medicine are among the most common targets of such attackers, known as internet “trolls” or “shills,” who in many cases are nothing more than paid lackeys hired by the federal government and other international organizations to sway and ultimately control public opinion."
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"In the U.K., the Joint Threat Research Intelligence Group (JTRIG) is a specialized unit within the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). If it wasn’t for Edward Snowden, we probably still would never have heard of them. This particular specialized unit is engaged in some very “questionable” online activities."
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More below:
https://www.straight.com/news/482846/government-trolls-use-psychology-based-influence-techniques-social-media
Controversial GCHQ Unit Engaged in Domestic Law Enforcement, Online Propaganda, Psychology Research
"The spy unit responsible for some of the United Kingdom’s most controversial tactics of surveillance, online propaganda and deceit focuses extensively on traditional law enforcement and domestic activities — even though officials typically justify its activities by emphasizing foreign intelligence and counterterrorism operations."
More below:
https://theintercept.com/2015/06/22/controversial-gchq-unit-domestic-law-enforcement-propaganda/
"Have you ever come across someone on the Internet that you suspected was a paid government troll? Well, there is a very good chance that you were not imagining things."
...
"You’ve probably run into them before—those seemingly random antagonizers who always end up diverting the conversation in an online chat room or article comment section away from the issue at hand, and towards a much different agenda. Hot-button issues like illegal immigration, the two-party political system, the “war on terror” and even alternative medicine are among the most common targets of such attackers, known as internet “trolls” or “shills,” who in many cases are nothing more than paid lackeys hired by the federal government and other international organizations to sway and ultimately control public opinion."
...
"In the U.K., the Joint Threat Research Intelligence Group (JTRIG) is a specialized unit within the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). If it wasn’t for Edward Snowden, we probably still would never have heard of them. This particular specialized unit is engaged in some very “questionable” online activities."
...
More below:
https://www.straight.com/news/482846/government-trolls-use-psychology-based-influence-techniques-social-media
Controversial GCHQ Unit Engaged in Domestic Law Enforcement, Online Propaganda, Psychology Research
"The spy unit responsible for some of the United Kingdom’s most controversial tactics of surveillance, online propaganda and deceit focuses extensively on traditional law enforcement and domestic activities — even though officials typically justify its activities by emphasizing foreign intelligence and counterterrorism operations."
More below:
https://theintercept.com/2015/06/22/controversial-gchq-unit-domestic-law-enforcement-propaganda/
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"I assure you, ladies and gentlemen that, very soon history will show that we and our allies have fought a war on behalf of the whole world against terrorism supported by governments that will be held accountable by its own people..."
Quoting Dostoyevsky:
"Rest assured, hell is big enough for all. It doesn't deserve this fierce competition over who will be the worst." - Dr. Bashar Jaafari, UNSC session, 22nd of February, 2018
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Re: Electronic surveillance, spying on citizens, social media and manipulations with the public opinion
by UK AC Fri May 25, 2018 6:19 pm
Good post, Zod.
These infiltrator groups are far more pervasive than many would imagine they are.
These infiltrator groups are far more pervasive than many would imagine they are.
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Re: Electronic surveillance, spying on citizens, social media and manipulations with the public opinion
by KneelB4Zod! Fri May 25, 2018 8:09 pm
UK AC wrote:Good post, Zod.
These infiltrator groups are far more pervasive than many would imagine they are.
Indeed. Corporate media talks almost constantly about "Russian media war", Kremlin trolls", "Russian bots". US/NATO wide spread mass electronic surveillance and programs to influence public opinion, or spread pure propaganda, go under their radar almost completely.
I had quite large thread regarding the topic on the other site. Luckily I have links stored so I will shere them here. It gonna be mix of the older articles, as those above, and actual events.
Contribution and comments from others are welcomed as usually.
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"I assure you, ladies and gentlemen that, very soon history will show that we and our allies have fought a war on behalf of the whole world against terrorism supported by governments that will be held accountable by its own people..."
Quoting Dostoyevsky:
"Rest assured, hell is big enough for all. It doesn't deserve this fierce competition over who will be the worst." - Dr. Bashar Jaafari, UNSC session, 22nd of February, 2018
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Re: Electronic surveillance, spying on citizens, social media and manipulations with the public opinion
by KneelB4Zod! Sat May 26, 2018 12:14 am
Air Force research: How to use social media to control people like drones
"Containment control" model looks at how groups of influencers can manipulate people.
Facebook isn’t the only organization conducting research into how attitudes are affected by social media. The Department of Defense has invested millions of dollars over the past few years investigating social media, social networks, and how information spreads across them. While Facebook and Cornell University researchers manipulated what individuals saw in their social media streams, military-funded research—including projects funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Social Media in Strategic Communications (SMISC) program—has looked primarily into how messages from influential members of social networks propagate.
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Soft Info-warfare
DARPA launched its SMISC program in 2011 to examine ways social networks could be used for propaganda and what broadly falls under the euphemistic title of Military Information Support Operations (MISO), formerly known as psychological operations. Early in July, DARPA published a list of research projects funded by the SMISC program. They included studies that analyzed the Twitter followings of Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber among others; investigations into the spread of Internet memes; a study by the Georgia Tech Research Institute into automatically identifying deceptive content in social media with linguistic cues; and "Modeling User Attitude toward Controversial Topics in Online Social Media”—an IBM Research study that tapped into Twitter feeds to track responses to topics like “fracking” for natural gas.
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The social drone graph
That language was Graph theory—the mathematical language that is the basis of Facebook’s Graph database and the “entity” databases at the heart of Google and Bing’s understanding of context around searches. It’s also become a fundamental part of control systems for directing swarms of autonomous robots. The connection inspired Dixon to want to investigate the connection further, he said. “Can you apply the same math to controlling autonomous people to groups of people?”
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Remote control
While DARPA’s research funding comes with specific ethical and legal constraints, it’s clear that there is other research being conducted in social media manipulation not happening with such oversight. As Ars reported earlier this week, documents provided to The Intercept’s Glenn Greenwald by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden show that the British intelligence agency GCHQ has developed tools specifically aimed at leveraging social media for “effects” operations. The organization has shared its methods with the NSA, and these capabilities have been used in Afghanistan and elsewhere to “shape” information available to members of targeted organizations online and via mobile phones.
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More here:
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/07/air-force-research-how-to-use-social-media-to-control-people-like-drones/
NOTE: Just think about it. Can be usch tools used to trigger certain individuals to commit, for example, mass shooting incidents or terrorist attacks in favor of the official rhetoric? I think they can. It's quite alarming...
"Containment control" model looks at how groups of influencers can manipulate people.
Facebook isn’t the only organization conducting research into how attitudes are affected by social media. The Department of Defense has invested millions of dollars over the past few years investigating social media, social networks, and how information spreads across them. While Facebook and Cornell University researchers manipulated what individuals saw in their social media streams, military-funded research—including projects funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Social Media in Strategic Communications (SMISC) program—has looked primarily into how messages from influential members of social networks propagate.
...
Soft Info-warfare
DARPA launched its SMISC program in 2011 to examine ways social networks could be used for propaganda and what broadly falls under the euphemistic title of Military Information Support Operations (MISO), formerly known as psychological operations. Early in July, DARPA published a list of research projects funded by the SMISC program. They included studies that analyzed the Twitter followings of Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber among others; investigations into the spread of Internet memes; a study by the Georgia Tech Research Institute into automatically identifying deceptive content in social media with linguistic cues; and "Modeling User Attitude toward Controversial Topics in Online Social Media”—an IBM Research study that tapped into Twitter feeds to track responses to topics like “fracking” for natural gas.
...
The social drone graph
That language was Graph theory—the mathematical language that is the basis of Facebook’s Graph database and the “entity” databases at the heart of Google and Bing’s understanding of context around searches. It’s also become a fundamental part of control systems for directing swarms of autonomous robots. The connection inspired Dixon to want to investigate the connection further, he said. “Can you apply the same math to controlling autonomous people to groups of people?”
...
Remote control
While DARPA’s research funding comes with specific ethical and legal constraints, it’s clear that there is other research being conducted in social media manipulation not happening with such oversight. As Ars reported earlier this week, documents provided to The Intercept’s Glenn Greenwald by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden show that the British intelligence agency GCHQ has developed tools specifically aimed at leveraging social media for “effects” operations. The organization has shared its methods with the NSA, and these capabilities have been used in Afghanistan and elsewhere to “shape” information available to members of targeted organizations online and via mobile phones.
...
More here:
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/07/air-force-research-how-to-use-social-media-to-control-people-like-drones/
NOTE: Just think about it. Can be usch tools used to trigger certain individuals to commit, for example, mass shooting incidents or terrorist attacks in favor of the official rhetoric? I think they can. It's quite alarming...
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"I assure you, ladies and gentlemen that, very soon history will show that we and our allies have fought a war on behalf of the whole world against terrorism supported by governments that will be held accountable by its own people..."
Quoting Dostoyevsky:
"Rest assured, hell is big enough for all. It doesn't deserve this fierce competition over who will be the worst." - Dr. Bashar Jaafari, UNSC session, 22nd of February, 2018
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Re: Electronic surveillance, spying on citizens, social media and manipulations with the public opinion
by Stand_Sure_Anderson Sat May 26, 2018 11:37 am
Not sure if this is the right spot to post this but it needs to be aired...
Tommy Robinson an activist from the UK who speaks out primarily towards Islam and the establishment has been imprisoned for 13 months...
The real clicker here is the fact he was arrested, charged and sentenced within 2 hours, this is an extreme abuse of the justice system within the UK and a symbolic attack to deter anyone who speaks out against the globalist agenda within the UK...
There is also (AFAIK) a press gag on this within the UK, he was outside a court building to show a presence and ask respectfully how do Peadophiles who were part of an Islamic group responsible for the gang rape and grooming of children as young as 11.
Petition for his release
https://www.change.org/p/theresa-may-mp-free-tommy-robinson?recruiter=367285412&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=psf_combo_share_message.pacific_abi_share_button_ordering_1.abi_featured_fb
Tommy Robinson an activist from the UK who speaks out primarily towards Islam and the establishment has been imprisoned for 13 months...
The real clicker here is the fact he was arrested, charged and sentenced within 2 hours, this is an extreme abuse of the justice system within the UK and a symbolic attack to deter anyone who speaks out against the globalist agenda within the UK...
There is also (AFAIK) a press gag on this within the UK, he was outside a court building to show a presence and ask respectfully how do Peadophiles who were part of an Islamic group responsible for the gang rape and grooming of children as young as 11.
Petition for his release
https://www.change.org/p/theresa-may-mp-free-tommy-robinson?recruiter=367285412&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=psf_combo_share_message.pacific_abi_share_button_ordering_1.abi_featured_fb
Last edited by Stand_Sure_Anderson on Sat May 26, 2018 11:38 am; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : To add petition)
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Re: Electronic surveillance, spying on citizens, social media and manipulations with the public opinion
by KneelB4Zod! Sat May 26, 2018 9:08 pm
Stand_Sure_Anderson wrote:Not sure if this is the right spot to post this but it needs to be aired...
Tommy Robinson an activist from the UK who speaks out primarily towards Islam and the establishment has been imprisoned for 13 months...
The real clicker here is the fact he was arrested, charged and sentenced within 2 hours, this is an extreme abuse of the justice system within the UK and a symbolic attack to deter anyone who speaks out against the globalist agenda within the UK...
There is also (AFAIK) a press gag on this within the UK, he was outside a court building to show a presence and ask respectfully how do Peadophiles who were part of an Islamic group responsible for the gang rape and grooming of children as young as 11.
Petition for his release
https://www.change.org/p/theresa-may-mp-free-tommy-robinson?recruiter=367285412&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=psf_combo_share_message.pacific_abi_share_button_ordering_1.abi_featured_fb
Sometimes "justice" works very fast...
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Tommy Robinson Arrested Outside UK Court, Jailed For 13 Months As Judge Orders Orwellian Media Blackout | Zero Hedge
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-05-26/tommy-robinson-arrested-outside-uk-court-jailed-13-months-judge-orders-orwellian
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"I assure you, ladies and gentlemen that, very soon history will show that we and our allies have fought a war on behalf of the whole world against terrorism supported by governments that will be held accountable by its own people..."
Quoting Dostoyevsky:
"Rest assured, hell is big enough for all. It doesn't deserve this fierce competition over who will be the worst." - Dr. Bashar Jaafari, UNSC session, 22nd of February, 2018
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Re: Electronic surveillance, spying on citizens, social media and manipulations with the public opinion
by ussuricat Sun May 27, 2018 12:42 am
Facebook Demands Driver's License, Social Security Number to Run Ad for Obama Expose Book
https://pjmedia.com/trending/facebook-demands-drivers-license-social-security-number-for-anti-obama-book-ad/
https://pjmedia.com/trending/facebook-demands-drivers-license-social-security-number-for-anti-obama-book-ad/
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Re: Electronic surveillance, spying on citizens, social media and manipulations with the public opinion
by KneelB4Zod! Sun May 27, 2018 12:42 am
ussuricat wrote:Facebook Demands Driver's License, Social Security Number to Run Ad for Obama Expose Book
https://pjmedia.com/trending/facebook-demands-drivers-license-social-security-number-for-anti-obama-book-ad/
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"I assure you, ladies and gentlemen that, very soon history will show that we and our allies have fought a war on behalf of the whole world against terrorism supported by governments that will be held accountable by its own people..."
Quoting Dostoyevsky:
"Rest assured, hell is big enough for all. It doesn't deserve this fierce competition over who will be the worst." - Dr. Bashar Jaafari, UNSC session, 22nd of February, 2018
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by rtloo Sun May 27, 2018 3:03 am
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Re: Electronic surveillance, spying on citizens, social media and manipulations with the public opinion
by Stand_Sure_Anderson Sun May 27, 2018 11:44 am
KneelB4Zod! wrote:Stand_Sure_Anderson wrote:Not sure if this is the right spot to post this but it needs to be aired...
Tommy Robinson an activist from the UK who speaks out primarily towards Islam and the establishment has been imprisoned for 13 months...
The real clicker here is the fact he was arrested, charged and sentenced within 2 hours, this is an extreme abuse of the justice system within the UK and a symbolic attack to deter anyone who speaks out against the globalist agenda within the UK...
There is also (AFAIK) a press gag on this within the UK, he was outside a court building to show a presence and ask respectfully how do Peadophiles who were part of an Islamic group responsible for the gang rape and grooming of children as young as 11.
Petition for his release
https://www.change.org/p/theresa-may-mp-free-tommy-robinson?recruiter=367285412&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=psf_combo_share_message.pacific_abi_share_button_ordering_1.abi_featured_fb
Sometimes "justice" works very fast...
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Tommy Robinson Arrested Outside UK Court, Jailed For 13 Months As Judge Orders Orwellian Media Blackout | Zero Hedge
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-05-26/tommy-robinson-arrested-outside-uk-court-jailed-13-months-judge-orders-orwellian
It's disgraceful, they've literally walked right into a shit storm expecting many to believe he's just a right wing racist thug, yet there was quite the support outside of No'10 yesterday
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Re: Electronic surveillance, spying on citizens, social media and manipulations with the public opinion
by The Original Mind Sun May 27, 2018 5:46 pm
Stand_Sure_Anderson wrote:Not sure if this is the right spot to post this but it needs to be aired...
Tommy Robinson an activist from the UK who speaks out primarily towards Islam and the establishment has been imprisoned for 13 months...
The real clicker here is the fact he was arrested, charged and sentenced within 2 hours, this is an extreme abuse of the justice system within the UK and a symbolic attack to deter anyone who speaks out against the globalist agenda within the UK...
There is also (AFAIK) a press gag on this within the UK, he was outside a court building to show a presence and ask respectfully how do Peadophiles who were part of an Islamic group responsible for the gang rape and grooming of children as young as 11.
Petition for his release
https://www.change.org/p/theresa-may-mp-free-tommy-robinson?recruiter=367285412&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=psf_combo_share_message.pacific_abi_share_button_ordering_1.abi_featured_fb
I've started a British news thread, FYI.
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Re: Electronic surveillance, spying on citizens, social media and manipulations with the public opinion
by KneelB4Zod! Mon Jun 04, 2018 5:12 pm
Reuters Top News@Reuters · 13 min.
Facebook allowed device makers access to users personal data according to NYT reporting http://reut.rs/2LkLuz4 via @ReutersTV
Facebook allowed device makers access to users personal data according to NYT reporting http://reut.rs/2LkLuz4 via @ReutersTV
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"I assure you, ladies and gentlemen that, very soon history will show that we and our allies have fought a war on behalf of the whole world against terrorism supported by governments that will be held accountable by its own people..."
Quoting Dostoyevsky:
"Rest assured, hell is big enough for all. It doesn't deserve this fierce competition over who will be the worst." - Dr. Bashar Jaafari, UNSC session, 22nd of February, 2018
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Re: Electronic surveillance, spying on citizens, social media and manipulations with the public opinion
by KneelB4Zod! Mon Jun 04, 2018 5:13 pm
KneelB4Zod! wrote:Reuters Top News@Reuters · 13 min.
Facebook allowed device makers access to users personal data according to NYT reporting http://reut.rs/2LkLuz4 via @ReutersTV
Reuters Top News@Reuters · 15 min.
Facebook had data sharing partnerships with at least 60 device makers, including Apple, Amazon and Samsung, allowing them access to personal information according to NYT report http://reut.rs/2LkLuz4 via @ReutersTV
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1003652129498619904
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"I assure you, ladies and gentlemen that, very soon history will show that we and our allies have fought a war on behalf of the whole world against terrorism supported by governments that will be held accountable by its own people..."
Quoting Dostoyevsky:
"Rest assured, hell is big enough for all. It doesn't deserve this fierce competition over who will be the worst." - Dr. Bashar Jaafari, UNSC session, 22nd of February, 2018
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Re: Electronic surveillance, spying on citizens, social media and manipulations with the public opinion
by UK AC Fri Jun 22, 2018 8:34 pm
Migrant families separation poster girl not taken from mum
A little girl who became the public face of US migrant family separations was not taken away from her mother at the US border, says her father.
A photograph of the Honduran toddler sobbing in a pink jacket was snapped at the scene of a border detention.
Time magazine has used the image for its latest cover, depicting President Donald Trump looming over the girl with the caption: "Welcome to America".
[img]https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44578339
A little girl who became the public face of US migrant family separations was not taken away from her mother at the US border, says her father.
A photograph of the Honduran toddler sobbing in a pink jacket was snapped at the scene of a border detention.
Time magazine has used the image for its latest cover, depicting President Donald Trump looming over the girl with the caption: "Welcome to America".
[img]https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44578339
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by KneelB4Zod! Mon Jun 25, 2018 4:46 pm
The Intercept@theintercept · 8 min.
The NSA considers AT&T to be one of its most trusted partners and has lauded the company’s “extreme willingness to help.” It is a collaboration that dates back decades.
The Wiretap Rooms
The NSA’s Hidden Spy Hubs In Eight U.S. Cities
https://theintercept.com/2018/06/25/att-internet-nsa-spy-hubs/
The secrets are hidden behind fortified walls in cities across the United States, inside towering windowless skyscrapers and fortress-like concrete structures that were built to withstand earthquakes and even nuclear attack. Thousands of people pass by the buildings each day and rarely give them a second glance, because their function is not publicly known. They are an integral part of one of the world’s largest telecommunications networks – and they are also linked to a controversial National Security Agency surveillance program.
Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. In each of these cities, The Intercept has identified an AT&T facility containing networking equipment that transports large quantities of internet traffic across the United States and the world. A body of evidence – including classified NSA documents, public records, and interviews with several former AT&T employees – indicates that the buildings are central to an NSA spying initiative that has for years monitored billions of emails, phone calls, and online chats passing across U.S. territory.
The NSA considers AT&T to be one of its most trusted partners and has lauded the company’s “extreme willingness to help.” It is a collaboration that dates back decades. Little known, however, is that its scope is not restricted to AT&T’s customers. According to the NSA’s documents, it values AT&T not only because it “has access to information that transits the nation,” but also because it maintains unique relationships with other phone and internet providers. The NSA exploits these relationships for surveillance purposes, commandeering AT&T’s massive infrastructure and using it as a platform to covertly tap into communications processed by other companies.
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AT&T is one of the biggest powers behind the lobby against Net Neutrality principle. Trump's administration, doing favor to this large, multinational corporations and spy services closely connected to them, just recently killed Net Neutrality bill...
Never forget how much money Comcast, Verizon and AT&T spent to crush net neutrality
https://bgr.com/2017/07/12/net-neutrality-explained-internet-day-of-action-july-12/
The NSA considers AT&T to be one of its most trusted partners and has lauded the company’s “extreme willingness to help.” It is a collaboration that dates back decades.
The Wiretap Rooms
The NSA’s Hidden Spy Hubs In Eight U.S. Cities
https://theintercept.com/2018/06/25/att-internet-nsa-spy-hubs/
The secrets are hidden behind fortified walls in cities across the United States, inside towering windowless skyscrapers and fortress-like concrete structures that were built to withstand earthquakes and even nuclear attack. Thousands of people pass by the buildings each day and rarely give them a second glance, because their function is not publicly known. They are an integral part of one of the world’s largest telecommunications networks – and they are also linked to a controversial National Security Agency surveillance program.
Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. In each of these cities, The Intercept has identified an AT&T facility containing networking equipment that transports large quantities of internet traffic across the United States and the world. A body of evidence – including classified NSA documents, public records, and interviews with several former AT&T employees – indicates that the buildings are central to an NSA spying initiative that has for years monitored billions of emails, phone calls, and online chats passing across U.S. territory.
The NSA considers AT&T to be one of its most trusted partners and has lauded the company’s “extreme willingness to help.” It is a collaboration that dates back decades. Little known, however, is that its scope is not restricted to AT&T’s customers. According to the NSA’s documents, it values AT&T not only because it “has access to information that transits the nation,” but also because it maintains unique relationships with other phone and internet providers. The NSA exploits these relationships for surveillance purposes, commandeering AT&T’s massive infrastructure and using it as a platform to covertly tap into communications processed by other companies.
...
AT&T is one of the biggest powers behind the lobby against Net Neutrality principle. Trump's administration, doing favor to this large, multinational corporations and spy services closely connected to them, just recently killed Net Neutrality bill...
Never forget how much money Comcast, Verizon and AT&T spent to crush net neutrality
https://bgr.com/2017/07/12/net-neutrality-explained-internet-day-of-action-july-12/
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Re: Electronic surveillance, spying on citizens, social media and manipulations with the public opinion
by ussuricat Wed Jun 27, 2018 6:44 am
Facebook Wants To Spy On You Via Hidden Inaudible TV Ad Messages
Facebook has filed a patent for a system that hides audio clips in TV commercials. These sounds would be so high-pitched that they are inaudible to human beings. They would then trigger your phone to record all the background noises in your home. The patent application is called “broadcast content view analysis based on ambient audio recording.”
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-06-26/facebook-wants-spy-you-hidden-inaudible-tv-ad-messages
Facebook has filed a patent for a system that hides audio clips in TV commercials. These sounds would be so high-pitched that they are inaudible to human beings. They would then trigger your phone to record all the background noises in your home. The patent application is called “broadcast content view analysis based on ambient audio recording.”
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-06-26/facebook-wants-spy-you-hidden-inaudible-tv-ad-messages
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Good morning, T.
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"I assure you, ladies and gentlemen that, very soon history will show that we and our allies have fought a war on behalf of the whole world against terrorism supported by governments that will be held accountable by its own people..."
Quoting Dostoyevsky:
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KneelB4Zod! wrote:Good morning, T.
Good morning Zod!
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POLICE AT BRIAN HARVEY'S HOUSE 4.45AM 9th March 2018
I used to think he was a bit of a prat, well he was. Now I feel sorry for him.
I used to think he was a bit of a prat, well he was. Now I feel sorry for him.
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Re: Electronic surveillance, spying on citizens, social media and manipulations with the public opinion
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Big Brother Surveillance Begins: Cuomo Unveils Facial Scanning At New York Toll Plazas | Zero Hedge
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-07-21/big-brother-surveillance-begins-cuomo-unveils-facial-scanning-new-york-toll-plazas
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo revealed on Friday that facial recognition cameras installed at bridge and tunnel toll plazas across New York City are scanning every driver's face and feeding them into a massive database designed to catch suspected criminals.
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Big Brother Surveillance Begins: Cuomo Unveils Facial Scanning At New York Toll Plazas | Zero Hedge
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-07-21/big-brother-surveillance-begins-cuomo-unveils-facial-scanning-new-york-toll-plazas
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo revealed on Friday that facial recognition cameras installed at bridge and tunnel toll plazas across New York City are scanning every driver's face and feeding them into a massive database designed to catch suspected criminals.
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"I assure you, ladies and gentlemen that, very soon history will show that we and our allies have fought a war on behalf of the whole world against terrorism supported by governments that will be held accountable by its own people..."
Quoting Dostoyevsky:
"Rest assured, hell is big enough for all. It doesn't deserve this fierce competition over who will be the worst." - Dr. Bashar Jaafari, UNSC session, 22nd of February, 2018
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Re: Electronic surveillance, spying on citizens, social media and manipulations with the public opinion
by UK AC Tue Jul 31, 2018 10:17 pm
Facebook says it has removed 32 accounts and pages believed to have been set up to influence the mid-term US elections in November.
It said it was in the "very early" stages of the investigation and did not yet know who was behind the pages.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-45018516
It said it was in the "very early" stages of the investigation and did not yet know who was behind the pages.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-45018516
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Re: Electronic surveillance, spying on citizens, social media and manipulations with the public opinion
by KneelB4Zod! Tue Jul 31, 2018 10:22 pm
UK AC wrote:Facebook says it has removed 32 accounts and pages believed to have been set up to influence the mid-term US elections in November.
It said it was in the "very early" stages of the investigation and did not yet know who was behind the pages.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-45018516
Just curious - what is in post-truth era considered as "influence of elections"? Is it, for example, information or reminder of Waters' corruption?
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"I assure you, ladies and gentlemen that, very soon history will show that we and our allies have fought a war on behalf of the whole world against terrorism supported by governments that will be held accountable by its own people..."
Quoting Dostoyevsky:
"Rest assured, hell is big enough for all. It doesn't deserve this fierce competition over who will be the worst." - Dr. Bashar Jaafari, UNSC session, 22nd of February, 2018
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by UK AC Tue Jul 31, 2018 11:16 pm
Just curious - what is in post-truth era considered as "influence of elections"? Is it, for example, information or reminder of Waters' corruption?
This time around it seems it's for making memes which make jokes about Trump.
Note how they are saying now they banned the accounts not because they are from outside of the US or even because it's "fake news", but the primary reason is simply for "influencing elections" alone. So people aren't allowed to influence their own elections and must accept the path that has already been chosen for them?
Besides, these accounts they banned, from the screenshots I see nothing much different from what you would perhaps see in some adverts that are directed at Americans during elections from the PACs.
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by KneelB4Zod! Tue Jul 31, 2018 11:29 pm
UK AC wrote:Just curious - what is in post-truth era considered as "influence of elections"? Is it, for example, information or reminder of Waters' corruption?
This time around it seems it's for making memes which make jokes about Trump.
Note how they are saying now they banned the accounts not because they are from outside of the US or even because it's "fake news", but the primary reason is simply for "influencing elections" alone. So people aren't allowed to influence their own elections and must accept the path that has already been chosen for them?
Besides, these accounts they banned, from the screenshots I see nothing much different from what you would perhaps see in some adverts that are directed at Americans during elections from the PACs.
That's really...
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"I assure you, ladies and gentlemen that, very soon history will show that we and our allies have fought a war on behalf of the whole world against terrorism supported by governments that will be held accountable by its own people..."
Quoting Dostoyevsky:
"Rest assured, hell is big enough for all. It doesn't deserve this fierce competition over who will be the worst." - Dr. Bashar Jaafari, UNSC session, 22nd of February, 2018
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by UK AC Wed Aug 01, 2018 12:26 am
New #NATO-developed #Facebook game slammed as 'ridiculous propaganda' https://t.co/03Y54cTrvu
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Zod wrote:That's really...
New tonight: Facebook exposes an effort to interfere in upcoming midterm elections: pic.twitter.com/2pUt391eby
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by UK AC Thu Aug 02, 2018 1:36 am
Twitter releases note denying that it shadowbans, then admitting that in effect it actually does. Somewhat disturbingly, note how a person can be deemed a ‘bad faith actor’ (and their tweet exposure reduced) because of who they follow, and who follows themhttps://t.co/7QD6L5rAxk
— Charles Shoebridge (@ShoebridgeC) August 1, 2018
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by KneelB4Zod! Mon Aug 06, 2018 9:58 am
WikiLeaks@wikileaks · 6 min.
Israeli cyber spying group, possibly hired by Saudi, attacked Amnesty, pretended to be Sputnik https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2018/08/amnesty-international-among-targets-of-nso-powered-campaign/ …
"In June 2018, an Amnesty International staff member received a malicious WhatsApp message with Saudi Arabia-related bait content and carrying links Amnesty International believes are used to distribute and deploy sophisticated mobile spyware. Through the course of our subsequent investigation we discovered that a Saudi activist based abroad had also received similar malicious messages. In its analysis of these messages, Amnesty International found connections with a network of over 600 domain names. Not only are these domain names suspicious, but they also overlap with infrastructure that had previously been identified as part of Pegasus, a sophisticated commercial exploitation and spyware platform sold by the Israel surveillance vendor, NSO Group."
"NSO Group is one of the most secretive surveillance technology manufacturers in the world. Throughout 2016 and 2017, the Canadian research group Citizen Lab, from the University of Toronto, published numerous reports on the alleged use of a spyware for mobile called “Pegasus”, developed by the Israeli company NSO Group. The original discovery of this potent spyware was made possible thanks to Ahmed Mansoor, a prominent human rights defender from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who shared the messages sent to his phone containing Pegasus with Citizen Lab. His actions sparked a long investigation that would later reveal similar attacks in Mexico against scientists, lawyers and activists."
Israeli cyber spying group, possibly hired by Saudi, attacked Amnesty, pretended to be Sputnik https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2018/08/amnesty-international-among-targets-of-nso-powered-campaign/ …
"In June 2018, an Amnesty International staff member received a malicious WhatsApp message with Saudi Arabia-related bait content and carrying links Amnesty International believes are used to distribute and deploy sophisticated mobile spyware. Through the course of our subsequent investigation we discovered that a Saudi activist based abroad had also received similar malicious messages. In its analysis of these messages, Amnesty International found connections with a network of over 600 domain names. Not only are these domain names suspicious, but they also overlap with infrastructure that had previously been identified as part of Pegasus, a sophisticated commercial exploitation and spyware platform sold by the Israel surveillance vendor, NSO Group."
"NSO Group is one of the most secretive surveillance technology manufacturers in the world. Throughout 2016 and 2017, the Canadian research group Citizen Lab, from the University of Toronto, published numerous reports on the alleged use of a spyware for mobile called “Pegasus”, developed by the Israeli company NSO Group. The original discovery of this potent spyware was made possible thanks to Ahmed Mansoor, a prominent human rights defender from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who shared the messages sent to his phone containing Pegasus with Citizen Lab. His actions sparked a long investigation that would later reveal similar attacks in Mexico against scientists, lawyers and activists."
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"I assure you, ladies and gentlemen that, very soon history will show that we and our allies have fought a war on behalf of the whole world against terrorism supported by governments that will be held accountable by its own people..."
Quoting Dostoyevsky:
"Rest assured, hell is big enough for all. It doesn't deserve this fierce competition over who will be the worst." - Dr. Bashar Jaafari, UNSC session, 22nd of February, 2018
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by UK AC Mon Aug 06, 2018 6:41 pm
Facebook, iTunes and Spotify drop InfoWars
Apple has removed hundreds of podcasts by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his InfoWars brand from its iTunes and Podcasts apps.
It said in a statement that it "does not tolerate hate speech".
Facebook has also "unpublished" the InfoWars page on its platform for "using hate speech".
On Monday, Spotify told the BBC that it too had removed The Alex Jones Show from its podcast listings.
It said in a statement: "We take reports of hate content seriously...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-45083684
Well, I agree with Watson, but the problem is he and many alt-right and libertarian types are very much in favour of big business monopoly, so called 'free market', but only when those businesses are in favour of any alt-right/libertarian political agendas.
Apple has removed hundreds of podcasts by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his InfoWars brand from its iTunes and Podcasts apps.
It said in a statement that it "does not tolerate hate speech".
Facebook has also "unpublished" the InfoWars page on its platform for "using hate speech".
On Monday, Spotify told the BBC that it too had removed The Alex Jones Show from its podcast listings.
It said in a statement: "We take reports of hate content seriously...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-45083684
"But it's just a private company which can do what it likes".
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) August 6, 2018
No it's not "just a private company".
This is a Big Tech monopoly working hand in hand with the establishment media to unfairly silence dissenters.
This is Chinese-style web control. Here and now. In the west.
Well, I agree with Watson, but the problem is he and many alt-right and libertarian types are very much in favour of big business monopoly, so called 'free market', but only when those businesses are in favour of any alt-right/libertarian political agendas.
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