Curt 1 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Phew. That's all right then. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 from....? Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 I wasn't afraid of anything until I read this thread title. Now I'm all nervous. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Big brother can watch me all he likes. My life is...that ......exciting!! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Ah right the email tapping scandal of big government. It's not really a shock tho...with all the tech we have and the nasty terrorists waiting to smash our way of life that our governments have installed a Police-like state over our communications. But it's only the criminals who will be affected, so no need to worry Link to post Share on other sites
onehunga 26 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 The problem is that those in charge are also the ones who get to define the meaning of "law abiding" and "criminal". Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 The problem is that those in charge are also the ones who get to define the meaning of "law abiding" and "criminal". That's true. But show me where the US administration are rounding up citizens and locking them away because of what has been found through Prism. I certainly wouldn't be happy if I was in China or Iran and they were using such technology (they probably are) but the US is hardly a totalitarian regime unaccountable for it's actions. Still they do have a history of persecution of people purely on political grounds for instance duing the McCarthy era. I actually think that even if you're not a law abiding citizen you haven't got that much to worry about. At least when it comes to just everyday criminal activity. The 4th amendment probably covers you from being prosecuted although that may have to be tested in court. I suspect it's mainly focused on issues of national security. Of course the state does get to define what those issues are as well. It's a fine line governments take between respecting individual rights to privacy and pursuing the interests of the common good. Governments have always spied on their own people so I'm not really sure why so many appear surprised by the revelations about Prism. Link to post Share on other sites
onehunga 26 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 I've always assumed that what ever I do on the Internet is visible and available to "someone", hopefully that "someone" has no malicious intent. One of the reasons I think very carefully before I put anything on the Internet, not only can "someone" who it's not intended for access it, it will be there for ever, and I don't want something I say now to be used against me in 20 years. (no telling what the definition of law abiding is then) Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 the dude has vanished. Checked out of the Miramar (now the Mira) and vanished. Link to post Share on other sites
ippy 66 Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 I know you shouldn't find it funny because at the end of it all is a dudes neck in noose, but today has been nothing short of hilarious. I've been chuckling away at the news all day. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Look at my manly muscles! Justin Bieber takes his top off yet again for more shirtless snapshots showing off his baby six pack Is any of that yours Steven? Gerrard left pushing trolley laden with suitcases while wife Alex saunters ahead as family arrive back in UK I can't say I find it particularly funny, ippy. Or am I looking in the wrong place! Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 FREE MASONS are EVIL CLOWNS Link to post Share on other sites
fukdane 2 Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Aren't all clowns evil? Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 You got that right But jesters seemes to get away with it all ( and get a fat pension after a short term) and even get listened to without getting their heads chopped off. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 I think more people's heads should get chopped off, really. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 The US State Department has now offered him a "one-entry travel document" to return home That should do it, definitely! Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 How long did Tom Hanks stay in that airport in that documentary he made a while back. He certainly seemed to get on ok during his time there, for the most part. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 I liked Obama's statement the other day, asking for other countries to remember they are part of the International community and should respect International law.... .....wasn't it Obama (as the head of the government, the buck stops with him) and his government who were running roughshod over International law and bugging and hacking embassies of their supposed allies?! Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 everyone is double faced when it comes to self preservation. The Yanks just do it so loudly and obnoxiously. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 How long did Tom Hanks stay in that airport in that documentary he made a while back. He certainly seemed to get on ok during his time there, for the most part. He spent several months there. Built a fountain too. Link to post Share on other sites
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