Goverment tapping of social networks on the rise

[kelvin070]

So you guys be careful what you say here.

The government is increasingly monitoring Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites for tax delinquents, copyright infringers and political protesters. A public interest group has filed a lawsuit to learn more about this monitoring, in the hope of starting a national discussion and modifying privacy laws as necessary for the online era

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/opinion/13sun2.html

 

[Peter Parka]

Or stick your profile on private and only accept friends you know...oh...and dont put shit on there you dont want people to know...talk about stating the bleeding obvious!

 

[kelvin070]

Wow this seems to be worse than Singapore chewing gums.
I posted a video of the Pittsburgs protests here.

In October, the F.B.I. searched the New York home of a man suspected of helping coordinate protests at the Group of 20 meeting in Pittsburgh by sending out messages over Twitter.

 

[Peter Parka]

Do you twitter "I'm chewing gum" ?

 

[kelvin070]

LMAO, just wondering if there is any undercover cop in this forum.

 

[Peter Parka]

Well Veronica and Natasha work for the police and I think we have a couple of prison guards on here and thats just the ones I know about...SHHHH!!!

(You'll notice that I carefully didn't put pictures of me chewing gum up.)

*Disclaimer* That's tobacco only there and I was sniffing Vix because I had a cold.:thumbup

 

[nova]

If you don't want people to have your info, don't post it in a public place...

 

[GameCrazed]

Only not all internet form are public. If I have to sign in and send my email to log up, thatn the government can screw off.

 

[Margene]

Or stick your profile on private and only accept friends you know...oh...and dont put shit on there you dont want people to know...talk about stating the bleeding obvious!

For real, huh? We need to be told? :24:

Do you twitter "I'm chewing gum" ?

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Well Veronica and Natasha work for the police and I think we have a couple of prison guards on here and thats just the ones I know about...SHHHH!!!

(You'll notice that I carefully didn't put pictures of me chewing gum up.)


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*Disclaimer* That's tobacco only there and I was sniffing Vix because I had a cold.:thumbup

I wish the rep nazi wasn't on duty, I'd rep all three of your replies! I'll have to do with one though.

:thumbup:thumbup:thumbup Good responses Peter!

 

[Azazel]

 

[Margene]

Oh and PS...if it's public, can it be called "tapping"? How stupid of them not to monitor PUBLIC boards if people are going to be stupid enough to put their plotting out there where ANYONE can see it.

That's like blowing bubbles with your gum in public, in Singapore.

 

[nova]

Oh and PS...if it's public, can it be called "tapping"? How stupid of them not to monitor PUBLIC boards if people are going to be stupid enough to put their plotting out there where ANYONE can see it.

That's like blowing bubbles with your gum in public, in Singapore.

Foreign intelligence services know the value of trolling social networking sites. DoD security services now advice DoD civilians and contractors not to put any information about their job, not even who you work for on sites like Facebook and Myspace.

My company goes even further and advises us not to have them at all....

 

[Margene]

Foreign intelligence services know the value of trolling social networking sites. DoD security services now advice DoD civilians and contractors not to put any information about their job, not even who you work for on sites like Facebook and Myspace.

My company goes even further and advises us not to have them at all....

It's only prudent not to advertise associations or employment in sectors that may be sensitive or open to exploitation.

I don't have a problem with authorities looking at what is put out there in the public.

I don't have facebook, myspace, or twitter. Having had a bad experience online (not having to do with the authorities) without them, it seems I'm better off that way.

 

[nova]

I have a facebook left over from college that I use to keep in touch with old friends. Its thoroughly well sanitized with just my name and not much else on it though...

 

[justmee]

thats why he dont piss and moan about is own country, because i`m sure and so is he that singapore does watch. he could say one bad thing about Singapore and be held for over 30 years without a trail, its happend to political opponents over there wich sounds like a pretty nice voting system...lol