NSA tracking cellphone locations worldwide, Snowden documents show (2013)

Post by peterkelly » Tue, Jun 28, 2016, 1:11 PM UTC

toomanythings2 wrote: post #71

5350-uiop-1130 wrote: post #32

So now they can detect the location of the "target" and send a drone to kill them from the convenience of their office, before going on lunch break. This really sickens me. They are inferring so much and therefore many innocent people are and will suffer. To me this system is pure evil however much the nsa try to sugar coat or spin it. Who gave them the right to do this, to track people around the world and in many c…

The people they kill are those who have killed others. Quit pretending they are innocents just minding their own business.

Post by lettergram » Tue, Jun 28, 2016, 1:13 PM UTC

imglorp wrote: post #58

coroutines wrote: post #22

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I was happy to see the disgust people had for the CIA black sites operated in other countries when that came to light during the Bush presidency. Not because of the torture, but because people here expected alleged terrorists to have the same rights as detained American citizens. I feel this is important to note, because we have a large population of young voters who I feel have concern for everyone - not just the US…

Remember that outrage over the Patriot act abuses? Obama 2008 platform promised to restore the Constitution: > We reject the use of national security letters to spy on citizens who are not suspected of a crime. We reject the tracking of citizens who do nothing more than protest a misguided war. We reject torture. We reject sweeping claims of "inherent" presidential power. We will revisit the Patriot Act and overturn…

Post by peterkelly » Tue, Jun 28, 2016, 1:16 PM UTC

toomanythings2 wrote: post #70

cdevs wrote: post #61

Man I will forever be grateful for the eye opening insights Snowden has provided to us. I now check for https and use tor and always block cookies. How is there not a monument in every city dedicated to this hero?

So you think using any of that protects you from the Chinese, KGB, etc.? Did you forget to block localStorage, too?

Post by alanwatts » Tue, Jun 28, 2016, 1:24 PM UTC

toomanythings2 wrote: post #71

5350-uiop-1130 wrote: post #32

So now they can detect the location of the "target" and send a drone to kill them from the convenience of their office, before going on lunch break. This really sickens me. They are inferring so much and therefore many innocent people are and will suffer. To me this system is pure evil however much the nsa try to sugar coat or spin it. Who gave them the right to do this, to track people around the world and in many c…

The people they kill are those who have killed others. Quit pretending they are innocents just minding their own business.

Post by toomanythings2 » Tue, Jun 28, 2016, 1:28 PM UTC

EarthMephit wrote: post #73

toomanythings2 wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I feel the same about the KGB and China's spy agencies. How come I have no say in how they operate?

The KGB and spy agencies of old used to need to assign agents to sit outside your house to watch you. The NSA is a different breed of agency, who can now record whatever everyone reads, hears or says and keep these records almost forever.