Tag: government

Compromise is Not a Dirty Word

Outsiders – http://www.lemodesittjr.com/2015/10/13/outsiders/

A good quote from Modesitt’s post (click link above):

“… without all the social and physical ‘infrastructure’ provided by American society and government, few if any of those successes would have been possible. Just having clean water and decent sanitation provides a great advantage. Almost half the world doesn’t have one or the other.”

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Article: Verizon fought the NSA’s metadata collection program but lost anyway

Verizon fought the NSA’s metadata collection program but lost anyway

http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/25/verizon-loses-constitutional-fight-over-metadata/

I’ve been quiet on the NSA snooping front lately.  This short article reminded me that Big Brother continues to watch us.

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Article: NSA review panel argues in Senate against bulk collection of phone data

NSA review panel argues in Senate against bulk collection of phone data

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/14/nsa-review-panel-senate-phone-data-terrorism

Interesting update in the government surveillance fiasco.  I’m not holding my breath.

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Article: With Great Computing Power Comes Great Surveillance

With Great Computing Power Comes Great Surveillance

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/01/with-great-computing-power-comes-great-surveillance/282933/

Moore’s Law turning insidious, morphing.

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Article: Report: NSA Intercepting Laptops Ordered Online, Installing Spyware

Report: NSA Intercepting Laptops Ordered Online, Installing Spyware

http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2013/12/29/report-nsa-intercepting-laptops-ordered-online-installing-spyware/

I really shouldn’t be shocked any more. I should feel right at home in this George Orwell world I woke up to.

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Article: How feds use one “seed” and 3 “hops” to spy on nearly everyone

How feds use one “seed” and 3 “hops” to spy on nearly everyone

http://gigaom.com/2013/12/17/how-feds-use-one-seed-and-3-hops-to-spy-on-nearly-everyone/

The Brave New World dawns over the Animal Farm.

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Court Says NSA Bulk Telephone Spying Is Unconstitutional | Threat Level | Wired.com

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/12/bulk-telephone-metada-ruling/

Let’s hope the checks and balances envisioned by our Founding Fathers work as they were designed and stop the privacy invasion train wreck.

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