Shhh! The FBI's listening to your keystrokes

[admin]

http://news.com.com/2010-1028-5193750.html


Hmmmm, I don't like that much..

[sheptech]

Looks like they'll keep trying to get total visibility regardless of the medium (copper/voip/etc.) - the good news is that congress will keep putting it off as long as the medium provides a handy way of keeping in touch with their mistresses.

I still think I'm moving to Vonage from Verizon. As far as I'm concerned they can sniff every one of my telemarketing spam calls.

[Vixen]

Originally Posted by John Schlosser

As far as I'm concerned they can sniff every one of my telemarketing spam calls.

Speaking of telemarketing calls, I have to say that National Do Not Call list worked for about 3 months and now I am back to getting calls. Thank goodness for Privacy Director. It fields all calls that do not have a number that will show up on caller ID and then it has this nifty little feature where you can press a number for sales call reject. That is the best feature on my phone.

[dpyers]

A couple of years ago there were articles about the government approaching the major OS, spyware and anti-virus vendors to enable undetectable gov programs to run on pc's. Apparently, they all agreed to it. Probably already installed on your pc as a "critical update".

[Vixen]

That is not a very comforting thought.

[DigitalSkyline]

Who need privacy anyways? There's a reason prisons are overcrowded, and being privatized by profiteers. If it makes money and the government subisdizes it, your pretty much guarenteed the outcome. All you can do is watch your back and pray you don't piss off the wrong entity. Even freedom isnt free (or whatever that Tom Clancey jargon implies lol)