Do You Like Online Privacy? You May Be a Terrorist 720
schwit1 passes on this snippet from Public Intelligence: "A flyer designed by the FBI and the Department of Justice to promote suspicious activity reporting in internet cafes lists basic tools used for online privacy as potential signs of terrorist activity. The document, part of a program called 'Communities Against Terrorism,' lists the use of 'anonymizers, portals, or other means to shield IP address' as a sign that a person could be engaged in or supporting terrorist activity. The use of encryption is also listed as a suspicious activity along with steganography, the practice of using 'software to hide encrypted data in digital photos' or other media. In fact, the flyer recommends that anyone 'overly concerned about privacy' or attempting to 'shield the screen from view of others' should be considered suspicious and potentially engaged in terrorist activities. ... The use of PGP, VPNs, Tor or any of the many other technologies for anonymity and privacy online are directly targeted by the flyer, which is distributed to businesses in an effort to promote the reporting of these activities."
Re:They aren't wrong (Score:5, Funny)
They're not even signs of being a terrorist. To call them signs of being a terrorist is like saying breathing is a sign of being a terrorist, because terrorists breathe.
Have you seen any anaerobic terrorists? Well, have you?
Your pitiful libertarian Taliban-loving communist leaning socialist inspired arguments pale in the face of cold, hard logic.
Re:The power of privacy (Score:5, Funny)
What's your Facebook username, citizen?
You have to ask?
Re:They aren't wrong (Score:5, Funny)
Has anyone ever seen ColdWetDog and whoever is the current head of AlQaeda in the same room?
I may work for a terrorist organization (Score:5, Funny)
Apparently my employer could be a terrorist organization, because we use PGP and VPN technology routinely. Sure, the boss says it's for HIPAA compliance, but that's what you'd expect a terrorist to say, isn't it?
Re:Code? (Score:5, Funny)
1. Java terrorist
2. C++ terrorist
1. C terrorist
1. Oracle terrorist
1. Perl terrorist
1. LUA terrorist
(i bet the Oracle terrorist are the most dangerous)
Re:Code? (Score:5, Funny)
Ever try reading a bill passed by congress?
Re:The power of privacy (Score:4, Funny)
Yeah, but some people download movies on the internet, and some people's feelings get hurt occasionally.
Privacy has to go. The internet can't be the wild west!
Re:You might be a ... (Score:4, Funny)
We need the services of Jeff Foxworthy on this one!
Re:Similar to McArthur anti-communist propaganda.. (Score:4, Funny)
As well as anyone who left a cake out in the rain, I have heard.
Re:Or simply wanking to porn (Score:5, Funny)
Who wants to be disturbed by CIA/FBI when touching one's genitals?
Fans of Tom Clancy.
Re:Code? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Every child in America a potential Terrorist (Score:3, Funny)
"Suspicious communications using VOIP or communicating through a PC game" Seriously!? Communicating through a videogame? By that definition every single child who plays online computer games that allow them to talk to others is a potential threat. I wonder what that means for all those who play Modern Warfare and the like? Maybe they're TRAINING to be terrorists! The US lawmakers sicken me.
Well, of course, they're terrorists. Listen in to the conversations of any Team Fortress 2 game and you'll hear people plotting to shoot people with snipers, spies backstabbing people, and pushing a bomb to a checkpoint. Lock those little jihadi bastards up! The FBI and DHS would wet their panties on hearing that stuff.
Re:Code? (Score:4, Funny)
Worst (Score:4, Funny)
(well not only in the US but that would otherwise kill the joke).
Re:The power of privacy (Score:4, Funny)
Ever see an FBI laptop? (Score:4, Funny)
Most agents don't carry laptops...those who do?
Full disk encryption.
Smartcard access.
VPN back in to do anything.
Have those screen polarizers on them so you can't look at the screen for an angle.
Wait a minute, the FBI is full of terrorists!