NSA infiltrates links to Yahoo, Google data centers worldwide, Snowden documents say

When the stupid 'Cloud' phenomena started as a webmaster I warned people it would be exploited....especially when large corporations are involved...

I guess I shouldn't be surprised, but so many companies want to jump on cloud tech as some kind of trendy, groupie thing with no concern for security. It's really... extraordinary.

Very important topic, OP, thanks for bringing up this NSA carp.

Maybe we could talk instead on what ways to cut ourselves loose and shove off this dock ay?

After we've done the necessary kvetching of course.
It's this chronic helplessness we feel that is only cured with solutions.
That's the cure,
next to turning d.c. into a smoking crater.

Thanks!

Good idea, though I'm afraid I'm pretty pessimistic at this point. What can we really do, when even the insects and grains of sand beneath our feet may be listening to us? How does one cut off the head of the beast when it remains masked and hidden? As in the Matrix, "they hold all the keys", they have the armies and money and mental enslavement of millions around the world. And like the Matrix again, so many people seem unable or unwilling to be freed, as if it would destroy them to wake up. We really do feel helpless, because we are.

This is not to say we still shouldn't fight to the end, but only that we must be realistic about our chances. We'd all dearly love to see quite a few smoking craters around the world, but I can't fathom a purely human way to make that happen.

Trying to keep this front-page for a little longer...

so do you guys know the NSA can see you through your television and data is sent through the coaxial cable?

Yeah. And they're bored to tears by now, watching our livingroom.

Kids learn about surveillance with holiday toys:

[link to www.amazon.com]

HOW IT WORKS:
The kit comes with an elf doll and a book. The book explains that Santa has sent an elf to watch over the children and the elf reports back to Santa each night. The kids get to decide the name for the elf together - this is a touch decision! You read through the book with your child, it explains all the rules, then each night you move the elf to a new spot. One of the rules is that the children cannot touch him - this is a great rule because although he's a sturdy doll, I think he might get loved out much too quickly if they were allowed! The author was so thoughtful to think of all these helpful rules.

Rules:
* The children cannot touch the elf or he will lose his magic
* The elf can listen to what the children tell him, but cannot talk back, that's Santa's law.
* The elf flies back to the North Pole each night and tells Santa what he has seen - when he comes back he goes to a new spot in the house.

And the worst thing is, the clueless parents will say "Oh, this is just innocent children's fun, don't be so paranoid!"

maybe all of the telecoms & Internet corps are actually all .govs

There's precious little difference in corporatism.