WikiLeaks.

[Eric Perry]

drumming my fingers while I wait.

Seems to have been a whole bunch of nothing.

 

[sloasdaylight]

It doesn't match up with what the military claimed had happened because it would hamper war efforts if Reuters ever got wind that the U.S. killed two of its employees. With Reuters being a news agency, there's no doubt in my mind they would have told the world. As an 18 year-old U.S. citizen, I wholeheartedly support WikiLeaks in its quest to make government proceedings more transparent and more democratic. I'm sick of "executive privilege" claiming the right to lie to 300 million people, justify the murder of civilians, wage war against a country out of convenience, and destabilize popular governments that don't line up with U.S. interests.

Yea man, that Iraq war was so convenient for us, I mean, I just paid $.67 for a gallon of gas because of it. So convenient. Oh and it made us so uber popular with the world too and did so much for our world image.


oh wait....


Herpderp.

 

[MIJ-VI]

EDIT: Another segment of a 'cry wolf' campaign of poisoned leaks/misinformation aimed at blunting the impact of any genuine revelations which may emerge later on? Or another piece in an emerging puzzle of truth re Bank of America's approach to handling mortgages? Hmm...

#BlackMonday ExBofA Employee: I’m ready to my story
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[MIJ-VI]

Anonymous: US army of fakes tracks Facebook users
Secret 'Metal Gear' software uncovered
Written by [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] on 17 March, 2011​

Anonymous, the WikiLeaks-loving online hacktivist collective, claims the US military is developing a piece of software that can infiltrate Facebook and other social networks using an army of fake profiles, cross-referencing information to "track and identify" individuals.

Evidence of the software - code-named 'Metal Gear' by the group - was uncovered in leaked emails belonging to US security contractor HBGary, after the company was attacked by Anonymous for providing assistance to the FBI in unmasking its members.

In a Link Removed issued late on Wednesday, Anonymous revealed a US patent application by IBM's research labs for software designed to recognise individuals by analysing their linguistic traits and online behaviour. The group also posted what it claims is an tender for 'persona management software' made last year by the US Air Force, which it claims was won by technology consultants Booz Allen Hamilton.

"This operation stems from a string of leaked HBGary emails wherein a company by the name of Booz Allen Hamilton, in direct contact with [HBGary chief] Aaron Barr, is believed to have bid on an successfully won the contract to develop an unnamed software from the US Air Force," the group explained.

"We believe Metal Gear involves an army of fake cyber personalities immersed in social networking websites... crawling information from major online communities (such as Facebook), and identifying anonymous personalities via correlating stored information from multiple sources to establish connections between separate online accounts, using this information to arrest dissidents and activists who work anonymously."

"It is sophisticated enough to develop a 'profile' for each puppet to add a level of 'realism' to each. In short, there would be no feasible way to distinguish between 100 people commenting on a subject, and 100 of these puppets doing the same," the press release claimed.

In a Link Removed explaining their initial findings, members of Anonymous claimed an informant inside the US Air Force had confirmed the existence of the technology. One speaker explained its implications:

"Imagine losing your anonymity. Imagine creating an online account under one alias and, months later, creating another online account under another alias, completely splitting the two. Nobody knows your old one; nobody knows your new one. They're completely different," said one Anonymous member.

"Imagine software that can correlate every login time from both of these accounts, every piece of grammar you use, every nickname... this software automatically finding out who you are online."

If true, the allegations echo comments made by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange earlier this week, when he claimed that the Internet - and particularly social networks - is being used by governments as the "greatest spying machine the world has ever seen".

Three points if I may:

1) I'm not out to bash anyone by posting this piece. Information gathering & manipulation technology has always interested history's power brokers. This is no different.

2) Man, technology like this is bound to yield a lot of false positives resulting in plenty of innocent folks being put through the wringer.

3) IMO this Big Brother crap has to be exposed.

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Foul language/hacker-speak alert:

Operation Metal Gear
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OPERATION: SOCKMONKEY
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By Invalid Link Removed Email Author
March 17, 2011 |
3:10 pm |
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Some background pertaining to the discussion in the above video:
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=14186​

 

[MIJ-VI]

A PETITION

Do You Want (Internet)
Big Brother Watching YOU?​

Internet adverting companies are building an unprecedented new system for tracking Americans as they surf the Internet. New technologies, combined with the lack of strong privacy protections, are allowing companies to build a system for collecting a vast pool of details about Internet users, connect it to people’s real identities, and share it with a variety of entities including offline companies, employers and the government.

Left unchecked, Internet tracking by private companies could soon accomplish what government never has: a complete online surveillance system incorporating comprehensive personal data on everyone who uses the Internet.

For years government agencies have called on industry to provide privacy protections for consumers. However, as a recent Federal Trade Commission report explains, self-regulatory efforts “have been too slow, and up to now have failed to provide adequate and meaningful protection.” It’s time for Congress to step in and pass robust privacy protection for Internet users.

 

[Eric Perry]

This is such a dangerous slippery slope. This is our government taking the initial steps to begin to turn this country into a communist nation, where no citizen has a say, and what we all say is tracked to the letter.

 

[Ziltoid]

This is such a dangerous slippery slope. This is our government taking the initial steps to begin to turn this country into a totalitarian nation, where no citizen has a say, and what we all say is tracked to the letter.

Fixed'

 

[sloasdaylight]

Fixed'

To be fair, the two have never really been separated in practice.

 

[Ziltoid]

Probably, but that doesn't make them synonyms

 

[L-A]

To be fair, the two have never really been separated in practice.

True, but as far as the goal of each ideology goes, it's totalitarism we're talking about.

 

[MIJ-VI]

Monolithic?

 

[Deluge Of Sound]

Regards, Kubrickistan.

 

[MIJ-VI]

TalkBass...

 

[Sonic_Death]

My law school is having a symposium on Monday about WikiLeaks and the Law.

One student organized this event after receiving some popularity from a blog (or maybe it was twitter) posting about the topic, and now there are over 200 people coming to this event, with some distinguished people from academia speaking.

My knowledge about Wikileaks isn't great, nor have I even read this thread, but I do find it all very interesting.

I will let you guys know what is discussed if anyone is interested. For anyone in the NYC area, my school has actually opened the event to the public if you would be interested - WikiLeaks and the Law - Politics - Journalism- Eventbrite

 

[MIJ-VI]

My law school is having a symposium on Monday about WikiLeaks and the Law.

One student organized this event after receiving some popularity from a blog (or maybe it was twitter) posting about the topic, and now there are over 200 people coming to this event, with some distinguished people from academia speaking.

My knowledge about Wikileaks isn't great, nor have I even read this thread, but I do find it all very interesting.

I will let you guys know what is discussed if anyone is interested. For anyone in the NYC area, my school has actually opened the event to the public if you would be interested - WikiLeaks and the Law - Politics - Journalism- Eventbrite

As a young person it's your privacy and freedoms which are largely at stake re the outcome of Wikileaks and the other (and ongoing) issues it has triggered.

These should give you an overview:

WikiLeaks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Julian Assange - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Anonymous (group) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Jester (hacktivist) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

HBGary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wikileaks Mirrors

As well there's articles in this thread which go into more detail.

Please do let us know how your school's symposium goes.

 

[Eric Perry]

Communist, totalitarian, they're both a scary possibility, IMO.

 

[MIJ-VI]

'You can hear Bradley Manning coming
because of the chains'

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[MIJ-VI]

Google...

Powerful message from former C.I.A. Agent to every blogger,hacker and Americans

...to listen to a thought-provoking recorded interview which touches upon a wide range of topics underscored by the belief that public awareness needs to be nourished from bottom up instead of being fed from the top down if a better future is to be realized.

 

[eyeballkid]

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