Posted on 01/05/2009 7:31:35 AM PST by Stoat
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When Obama and his crew decide to start this here, will those who opposed Bush’s wiretapping of terrorists even open their mouths?
You're right of course, but the cynical side of me says that free rein will be given to The Messiah because he's a Fellow Traveler, and so of course everything and his 'administration' does is in the best interests of the nation, is oozing with benevolence, and anyone who dares suggest otherwise should be prosecuted for engaging in Hate Speech.....
and people complain about the Patriot act..
Well, lots of luck. Are they going to be any more competent than all the hackers already out there, sending malware via email?
Meantime, they’ll probably be more successful at trashing people’s computers than learning any of their secrets.
But I must say it’s typical of the new UK and the new EU. Spy on your citizens with remote cameras and every other gadget, but don’t come to their aid if they are robbed or mugged. And throw them in jail if they dare to defend themselves.
And, no doubt, these new techniques will be forbidden to be used against Muslims.
Man, ain’t Brit freedom grand?? Thank God we beat their butts and got away from them, or we would be under their stupidity now. We are close enough, but at least we are armed and can fight back.
will UK authorities be allowed to hack compututers OUTSIDE the UK or EU?
seems the “just because” authority would cover them anywhere they want.
Sales of firewalls to explode in Britain!
My understanding is that developers of all encryption software sold in the USA are currently required by law to submit a key to a Government agency (I'm not sure which one...perhaps the NSA?), and this may also be the case for firewalls. If also true in the UK, then they will be of little use in the UK or anywhere else to protect against Government intrusion
That’s not necessarily true. The government wanted software manufacturers to provide one, but many told the government no.
The governmnet has NO business doing this sort of thing. And this coming from the birthplace of the Magna Carta. Maybe we should have just let Schicklgruber take ‘em after all. We save their butts twice and this is what they do......
Funny how the US only entered WWII after getting half its pacific fleet sunk at Pearl Harbor. Almost as if America was content to let the free world go hang until it was itself attacked.
And as for 'saving' anyone - did Hitler give up on Operation Seelowe because he was scared of American intervention - or was it because he couldn't beat the Royal Navy? Here's a hint: Hitler gave up on the invasion before America entered the war.
In contradistinction: when America was attacked on 911, Britain (and Australia) stepped up right away. We didn't wait for two years waiting to see what would happen.
And what's this 'twice' business? America was barely present in WW1. Italy was a more important ally!
If your post is an accurate reflection of the state of American historical knowledge, no wonder the US is about to repeat 1929 in every excruciating detail.
I know what you mean. There's Freepers that feel that way about Booosh.
You can bet that, when the Fuhrer takes over power, “his” goons will be hacking our computers and watching FR every second. Freedom bye bye.
You can bet your backside that he will try that here, and you can also bet that they won't say squat. Virtually every statist trick tried in the EU seems to find its way to the US.
I feel a hint of fascism in the air...
That's about what Al Gore wanted, but he didn't get his wish. I don't believe this is the case now. And it's pretty much impossible if you use popular open source encryption and firewall software.
I don't think so. I'm sure that's not the case with PGP.
> That's about what Al Gore wanted, but he didn't get his wish. I don't believe this is the case now. And it's pretty much impossible if you use popular open source encryption and firewall software.
I think Joe Biden was in on that failed requirement also. Allegedly, Phill Zimmerman (author of PGP) made his code public specifically because of a bill Biden introduced, back in the early 90's.
I use PGP for encryption -- free, easy, open-source, and about as uncrackable as anything out there. If you pick a long enough key length you're good for years, maybe decades.
My understanding is that developers of all encryption software sold in the USA are currently required by law to submit a key to a Government agency (I'm not sure which one...perhaps the NSA?), and this may also be the case for firewalls. If also true in the UK, then they will be of little use in the UK or anywhere else to protect against Government intrusion
Emperor Palpatine said:
That’s not necessarily true. The government wanted software manufacturers to provide one, but many told the government no.
antiRepublicrat said:
That's about what Al Gore wanted, but he didn't get his wish. I don't believe this is the case now. And it's pretty much impossible if you use popular open source encryption and firewall software.
dayglored said:
I don't think so. I'm sure that's not the case with PGP.
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Thank you ALL, and I humbly stand corrected :-)
I thought that I had heard that this had passed into law but it's obvious that I was WRONG.
We stoats try our best to keep on top of things but sometimes we fall behind...computer keyboards aren't made for furry paws and sometimes it's hard to keep up on everything :-)
Cheers to all and thank you :-)
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