tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145618750613855559.post4259882626458848095..comments2023-09-25T01:24:16.050-07:00Comments on Eddie Current’s Blog: The Privacy MythEdward Currenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06772053738612119871noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145618750613855559.post-63000409882515323172014-03-26T18:01:35.695-07:002014-03-26T18:01:35.695-07:00It amazes me how much some people are willing to r...It amazes me how much some people are willing to reveal about themselves. Lisa researching security camerashttp://gudenkaufsystems.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145618750613855559.post-65814237432775791512013-10-31T15:13:16.088-07:002013-10-31T15:13:16.088-07:00How many people actually read fully, and understan...How many people actually read fully, and understand fully what they have signed up for with their ISP, Telco, email service provider or the hundreds of other things you have joined or signed up for and just clicked "accept"?<br /><br />The more we rely on technology the more we leave ourselves vulnerable, we trust too much in the privacy of communication without understanding how vulnerable it is, the expectation of privacy was always wishful thinking if you didn't understand what you where signing up for.<br /><br />The telco networks did not appear put of nowhere, they are commercial entities that you choose to use, do The internet is a business, it’s not "free" in respect of its infrastructure someone somewhere actually owns parts of it that you send and receive your information on, the sites you use, the providers you post your blogs on, the message board you just posted your comment on...<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145618750613855559.post-25476299597974075342013-10-03T02:27:11.920-07:002013-10-03T02:27:11.920-07:00What is infuriating to me is that many of the peop...What is infuriating to me is that many of the people who screamed the loudest about the NSA program also post details of their daily life on sites like Facebook and Twitter. LightShadow62https://www.blogger.com/profile/00031408068839572130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145618750613855559.post-88408777373538546392013-06-27T15:10:17.070-07:002013-06-27T15:10:17.070-07:00I agree that there is a lot of hysteria and hype s...I agree that there is a lot of hysteria and hype surrounding this issue, and that privacy is somewhat overrated (judge Richard Posner made a very convincing video pushing this view: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQu0et1jXfs), but the NSA leaks revealed that the NSA does a lot more than just store telephone metadata. The PRISM program allows real-time electronic surveillance and access to your e-mails. <br /><br />It may be extremely unlikely that the government has the capacity or the willingness to hire enough agents to randomly browse through ordinary people's e-mails (it's all probably done through computer algorithms), but it is very troubling that they can make targeted surveillance in the way Snowden described. It may not effect you or me personally, but it could be used against politicians, government workers or anyone who is in a position to challenge abuses by the US military or intelligence agencies (or in the case of the UK, to spy on foreign diplomats and politicians). It also sucks that the government can create a program like PRISM without making much noise and debate, and with so little oversight.Damian Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05750536797587567430noreply@blogger.com