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In Which My Identity Is Sought by Federal Grand Jury Subpoena

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I hate to be this guy, but prepare to see much more of similar stuff happening. While I think Trump is better president than Hillary would ever be, Mr. Trump stance on your privacy is that it should be given up to government. In other words, don't expect for the guy at the top to be outraged or actually do something about it, as he is not a champion of privacy himself.

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/70079517002382540...

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#22

I hate to be this guy, but prepare to see much more of similar stuff happening. While I think Trump is better president than Hillary would ever be, Mr. Trump stance on your privacy is that it should be given up to government. In other words, don't expect for the guy at the top to be outraged or actually do something about it, as he is not a champion of privacy himself. https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/70079…

Trump doesn't know how government works other than playing king. How is that better?

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#23
post #10

Here is the techdirt article: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20171023/18275838465/doj-s... That also includes this gem: "* As an aside, look closely at that criminal complaint against Shafer. I have no idea why but it appears that the FBI/DOJ is so clueless that rather than submitting the final complaint, they actually submitted the copy showing the "comments" on the Word doc they were using to prepare the complai…

Techdirt is a self-proclaimed rumor mill. Taking a particular viewpoint and expounding on it endlessly as proper context, leaves a lot of telltale quips like how "clueless" actors are being. Postmortems years later consistently show a misunderstanding of what the goals were and why the actions seemed misdirected. The DoJ almost always has a strategy. With the litany of secret processes the US Government navigates, there's no reason to think that they are acting "crazy" when we know there is a lack of information about what is possible.

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#24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

the mobile browser landscape has become a minefield of invisible popover, redirect and premium service subscription, only partially mitigated by adblockers (or none at all if using chrome on ios, because, reasons)

I browse with Firefox for Android and a combination of the uBlock Origin, Privacy Badger, Decentraleyes, and Cookies AutoDelete add-ons. Without them I'd feel almost naked.

Have you tried uMatrix by the author of uBlock Origin?

It takes getting used to but really allows you granular control of 3rd party requests on both a site-by-site and global basis.

Word of warning, most uMatrix users I've met say it becomes depressing to see how many 3rd party requests most websites require before they are even usable. It becomes very obvious very quickly.

Re: In Which My Identity Is Sought by Federal Grand Jury Subpoena

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post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As was this comment: > Mike says Wouldn't you also urge your clients to resist the impulse to blog about these things?

Blogging is less of a problem, because a statement not directed at the government can't be the basis of an 18 U.S.C. 1001 charge.

Popehat on 18 U.S.C. 1001: https://www.popehat.com/2011/12/01/reminder-oh-wont-you-plea...

Although it's a pretty general overview on how it can be used to beef up a conviction.

Re: In Which My Identity Is Sought by Federal Grand Jury Subpoena

#27

I hate to be this guy, but prepare to see much more of similar stuff happening. While I think Trump is better president than Hillary would ever be, Mr. Trump stance on your privacy is that it should be given up to government. In other words, don't expect for the guy at the top to be outraged or actually do something about it, as he is not a champion of privacy himself. https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/70079…

Trump doesn't know how government works other than playing king. How is that better?

He's less capable and more easily thwarted and has awakened the fourth estate.

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#28
post #25

This article needs to be flagged. Popehat or 3rd-party scripts there are triggering redirects to malicious ads about my mobile device being “infected”.

I’ve made contact on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/lloydde_/status/92357543379843481...

Re: In Which My Identity Is Sought by Federal Grand Jury Subpoena

#30

I hate to be this guy, but prepare to see much more of similar stuff happening. While I think Trump is better president than Hillary would ever be, Mr. Trump stance on your privacy is that it should be given up to government. In other words, don't expect for the guy at the top to be outraged or actually do something about it, as he is not a champion of privacy himself. https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/70079…

Trump doesn't know how government works other than playing king. How is that better?

Source please. He appears to know how government works from his working with Congress to pass bills
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