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How the United Arab Emirates Intelligence Tried to Hire Me to Spy on Its People

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Re: How the United Arab Emirates Intelligence Tried to Hire Me to Spy on Its People

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Post by erlehmann_ »

enraged_camel wrote: post #20
hueving wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The chances of you dieing from law enforcement acting in a racist manner are vanishingly small and it is still illegal. The uae condones killing people for being gay as a matter of policy. Don't expect much more than downvotes when you attempt to portray as the US being worse in that comparison.

The difference of course is that one can hide the fact that one is gay. It's not so easy to hide that one is black.

Which might be one reason why they need surveillance. For many people, even a simple web search might turn up stuff that could get them arrested. For this reason, I have decided not to visit countries where some of the content on web sites I am responsible for is illegal.

Re: How the United Arab Emirates Intelligence Tried to Hire Me to Spy on Its People

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Post by proksoup »

Olscore wrote: post #22
cup wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I like the UAE. As long as you don't break their laws the experience is fine. To be honest, I'm more frightened of going to America as a non-white person where even obeying the laws can result in death. Edit: If you disagree with my post please add to the conversation rather than just down-voting.

Your comment shows the level of misinformation and reputation damage done by media and various social movements. America is safe for all law-abiding persons. Not only do I disagree with your comment, but I find it offensive that you would propagate the myth. It's damaging and unsubstantiated.

> America is safe for all law-abiding persons

Your comment shows the level of misinformation and reputation damage done by media and various social movements. Not only do I disagree with your comment, but I find it offensive that you would propagate the myth. It's damaging and unsubstantiated.

"why did you shoot me?" "I don't know" [1]

[1] https://mobile.twitter.com/TheDailyShow/status/7566992798261...

Re: How the United Arab Emirates Intelligence Tried to Hire Me to Spy on Its People

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Post by throwawayosiu1 »

I lived in UAE for 10 years.

All I can say is...it's not a "bad" place if:

1) you are working as a direct hire for any of the govt companies (Adnoc, Etisalat, etc.).

2) if not, you are contracted directly by those companies

3) if you are on contract and your visa's sponsor is good (won't take your passport on arrival, won't create issues when you need to leave, etc.)

4) If you keep your head down basically - go to work, come home, have fun - Don't get involved in politics, using encrypted chatting applications, talking about human rights or anything along those lines.

oh and there's definitely a lot of brain washing going on. Almost everyone claims that it's the best place to be, discrimination ain't a thing (yes it is), everyone's fair (nope) and so on...

Re: How the United Arab Emirates Intelligence Tried to Hire Me to Spy on Its People

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Post by erlehmann_ »

evilsocket wrote: post #26
raulito123 wrote: post #24

It is really funny the article, you say you use signal to communicate which is totally interceptable nowadays, you register using your real phone, so i could trace you and intercept your real phone!. If you are a real top goverment security guy NEVER use signal my friend. Seems you are newbie on the security scene.

I'm not really sure who you're talking to ... they asked me to use Signal, honestly I didn't really care ...

Signal is bad for other reasons, too, like creating a lock-in effect and being hostile to clients that remove the dependency on Google Play Services: http://news.dieweltistgarnichtso.net/posts/signal-lock-in.ht...

Re: How the United Arab Emirates Intelligence Tried to Hire Me to Spy on Its People

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Post by erlehmann_ »

throwawayosiu1 wrote: post #33

I lived in UAE for 10 years. All I can say is...it's not a "bad" place if: 1) you are working as a direct hire for any of the govt companies (Adnoc, Etisalat, etc.). 2) if not, you are contracted directly by those companies 3) if you are on contract and your visa's sponsor is good (won't take your passport on arrival, won't create issues when you need to leave, etc.) 4) If you keep your head down basically - go to wo…

So UAE is “not a ‘bad’ place” for people whose definition of “fun” does not include premarital sex, alcohol consumption, kissing in public, adultery, blasphemy, homosexual sex, criticizing rulers … may I ask, what do they do then?

Re: How the United Arab Emirates Intelligence Tried to Hire Me to Spy on Its People

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Post by Olscore »

proksoup wrote: post #32
Olscore wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Your comment shows the level of misinformation and reputation damage done by media and various social movements. America is safe for all law-abiding persons. Not only do I disagree with your comment, but I find it offensive that you would propagate the myth. It's damaging and unsubstantiated.

> America is safe for all law-abiding persons Your comment shows the level of misinformation and reputation damage done by media and various social movements. Not only do I disagree with your comment, but I find it offensive that you would propagate the myth. It's damaging and unsubstantiated. "why did you shoot me?" "I don't know" [1] [1] https://mobile.twitter.com/TheDailyShow/status/7566992798261...

You going to base an entire argument on one example?

Re: How the United Arab Emirates Intelligence Tried to Hire Me to Spy on Its People

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Post by Olscore »

throwaway-hn123 wrote: post #30
Olscore wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Your comment shows the level of misinformation and reputation damage done by media and various social movements. America is safe for all law-abiding persons. Not only do I disagree with your comment, but I find it offensive that you would propagate the myth. It's damaging and unsubstantiated.

> America is safe for all law-abiding persons. This is patently not true. You can blame social media, or SJW's or whatever, but it is not true, except in the minds of the alt-right.

Says the person using a throwaway account. So brave. May as well consider you an alt-coward, since you'll insinuate connection with the alt-right. Tit for tat, buddy.

Re: How the United Arab Emirates Intelligence Tried to Hire Me to Spy on Its People

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Post by throwawayosiu1 »

erlehmann_ wrote: post #35
throwawayosiu1 wrote: post #33

I lived in UAE for 10 years. All I can say is...it's not a "bad" place if: 1) you are working as a direct hire for any of the govt companies (Adnoc, Etisalat, etc.). 2) if not, you are contracted directly by those companies 3) if you are on contract and your visa's sponsor is good (won't take your passport on arrival, won't create issues when you need to leave, etc.) 4) If you keep your head down basically - go to wo…

So UAE is “not a ‘bad’ place” for people whose definition of “fun” does not include premarital sex, alcohol consumption, kissing in public, adultery, blasphemy, homosexual sex, criticizing rulers … may I ask, what do they do then?

that was a bad choice of words from my end. Sorry.

By "have fun", I meant - go around, visit places, hang out with friends, shop etc. While I am personally not aware of premarital sex, alcohol consumption is fine (as long as you have a licence, and do it indoors)

kissing in public, adultery, blasphemy, homosexual sex, criticizing rulers - yep, all these are big no-nos.

Re: How the United Arab Emirates Intelligence Tried to Hire Me to Spy on Its People

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Post by johnnyhillbilly »

Olscore wrote: post #22
cup wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I like the UAE. As long as you don't break their laws the experience is fine. To be honest, I'm more frightened of going to America as a non-white person where even obeying the laws can result in death. Edit: If you disagree with my post please add to the conversation rather than just down-voting.

Your comment shows the level of misinformation and reputation damage done by media and various social movements. America is safe for all law-abiding persons. Not only do I disagree with your comment, but I find it offensive that you would propagate the myth. It's damaging and unsubstantiated.

I try to stay away from the US after the story of John Kristoffer Larsgard. Due process, my ass.

Re: How the United Arab Emirates Intelligence Tried to Hire Me to Spy on Its People

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Post by oldmanjay »

Olscore wrote: post #36
proksoup wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> America is safe for all law-abiding persons Your comment shows the level of misinformation and reputation damage done by media and various social movements. Not only do I disagree with your comment, but I find it offensive that you would propagate the myth. It's damaging and unsubstantiated. "why did you shoot me?" "I don't know" [1] [1] https://mobile.twitter.com/TheDailyShow/status/7566992798261...

You going to base an entire argument on one example?

You are the one who said America is safe for all law-abiding citizens. One example invalidates your claim handily.
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