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igotthisguitar
Joined: 08 Apr 2003
Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)
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 Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 2:06 am Post subject: US Plans Massive Data Sweep |
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US Plans Massive Data Sweep
By Mark Clayton, Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
Thu Feb 9, 3:00 AM ET
The US government is developing a massive computer system that can collect huge amounts of data and, by linking far-flung information from blogs and e-mail to government records and intelligence reports, search for patterns of terrorist activity.
The system - parts of which are operational, parts of which are still under development - is already credited with helping to foil some plots. It is the federal government's latest attempt to use broad data-collection and powerful analysis in the fight against terrorism. But by delving deeply into the digital minutiae of American life, the program is also raising concerns that the government is intruding too deeply into citizens' privacy 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/adatamine;_ylt=ApL8zxBHWwW2xTvwhdL3aXMDW7oF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl |
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khyber
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Compunction Junction
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| Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 9:41 am Post subject: |
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If you live in a police state and break the law, well, then you're gonna get caught.
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igotthisguitar
Joined: 08 Apr 2003
Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)
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| Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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| khyber wrote: |
If you live in a police state and break the law, well, then you're gonna get caught.
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You what? You don't think some people will be more a "priority" than others?
I suspect, in all reality, one of the key the differences betweeen those who are hunted down, as they are deemed more of a threat to the glorious New World Order agenda, & those who are ignored will in large part depend on who their friends are.
Are you suggesting the political system is free of any dirtbag criminals or corruption?
We could get away with murder, rape or assault, yet provided it can be used as blackmail, chances are you'll tow the line & play the game as per instructed 
Ah yes, the uplifting whiff of freedom. Isn't it something?
Just like 1984, if you submit & stay quiet ( or, as is the obvious case say in totalitarian CHINA, simply parrot the official line ) everything should be ok.
Otherwise, look out kids ...
U.S., Canadian, British, Australian Officials
Conclude Internet Attack Wargame
Fri Feb 10, 6:15 PM ET
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government concluded its Cyber Storm wargame Friday, its biggest-ever exercise to test how it would respond to attacks over the Internet from anti-globalization activists, underground hackers and bloggers.
Participants confirmed parts of the worldwide simulation challenged government officials and industry executives to respond to deliberate misinformation campaigns and activist calls by Internet bloggers, online diarists whose "Web logs" include political rantings and musings about current events.
The Internet survived, even against fictional abuses against the world's computers on a scale typical for Fox's popular 24 television series. Experts depicted hackers who shut down electricity in 10 states, failures in vital systems for online banking and retail sales, infected discs mistakenly distributed by commercial software companies and critical flaws discovered in core Internet technology.
Some mock attacks were aimed at causing a "significant cyber disruption" that could seriously damage energy, transportation and health care industries and undermine public confidence, said George Foresman, an undersecretary at the U.S. Homeland Security Department.
There was no impact on the real Internet during the weeklong exercise. Government officials from the United States, Canada, Australia and Britain and executives from Microsoft, Cisco, Verisign and others said they were careful to simulate attacks only using isolated computers, working from basement offices at the U.S. Secret Services headquarters in downtown Washington.
The Homeland Security Department promised a full report on results from the exercise by summer.
Foresman likened his agency's role during any Internet attack to an orchestra conductor, co-ordinating responses from law enforcement, intelligence agencies, the military and private firms. The government's goal is a "symphony of preparedness," Foresman said.
Homeland Security co-ordinated the exercise. More than 115 government agencies, companies and organizations participated. They included the White House National Security Council, Justice Department, Defence Department, State Department, National Security Agency and CIA, which conducted its own cybersecurity exercise called Silent Horizon last May.
An earlier cyberterrorism exercise called Livewire for Homeland Security and other U.S. government agencies concluded there were serious questions over government's role during a cyberattack, depending on who was identified as the culprit - terrorists, a foreign government or bored teenagers.
It also questioned whether the U.S. government would be able to detect the early stages of such an attack without significant help from private technology companies.
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Ryst Helmut
Joined: 26 Apr 2003
Location: In search of the elusive signature...
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| Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, that is so weird. I saw that too on Elm Lane once! You know, the kind of peanut vendor that always has ketchup-stained aprons....
I know! A peanut vendor with ketchup?!?!!? Yeah, well, some batteries just fall like that....
!shoosh
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igotthisguitar
Joined: 08 Apr 2003
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| Ryst Helmut wrote: |
Yeah, that is so weird. I saw that too on Elm Lane once! You know, the kind of peanut vendor that always has ketchup-stained aprons....
I know! A peanut vendor with ketchup?!?!!? Yeah, well, some batteries just fall like that....
!shoosh
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U.S. Warns of Coming Online Threats
Elizabeth Millard, newsfactor.com
Thu Feb 16, 12:50 PM ET
The top Internet threats for 2006 will include more attacks targeting instant-messaging networks and handheld devices, the Department of Homeland Security and the National Cyber Security Alliance "predicted" Wednesday.
The National Cyber Security Alliance, a central clearinghouse for security awareness and education, teamed with the Department of Homeland Security to create a list of emerging threats in the hope that more U.S. consumers will prepare themselves for attacks.
The predictions, which include cautions about an oncoming wave of identity hacks against online brokerage accounts, have been prepared over the past year, according to the NCSA, with the aim of focusing attention on online protection.
"Arming consumers with a list of emerging threats is just the first step to educating consumers about the ever-evolving online security environment," said Ron Teixeira, NCSA executive director, in a statement. "It is critical that we also empower users with the how-to practices to protect themselves against these risks."
Threat Matrix
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20060216/tc_nf/41677;_ylt=AnKRsdTP8VQlXVXyGxc4PgMDW7oF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl |
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