Posted on 03/23/2013 5:36:21 PM PDT by opentalk
On Wednesday, the CIA's chief technology officer detailed the Agency's vision for collecting and analyzing all of the information people put on the Internet.
The wide-ranging presentation at GigaOM's Structure:Data conference in New York City came two days after it was reported the spy agency is on the verge of signing a cloud computing contract with Amazon — worth up to $600 million over 10 years — that involves Amazon Web Services helping the CIA build a "private cloud" filled with technologies like big data.
… "You're already a walking sensor platform," Hunt said, referring to all of the information captured by smartphones. "You are aware of the fact that somebody can know where you are at all times because you carry a mobile device, even if that mobile device is turned off. You know this, I hope? Yes? Well, you should."
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The best laid plans of mice and men....
/johnny
Hillary, SlowJoe, and Cuomo will be fighting each other tooth and nail for that data for the 2016 election.
I've got google so screwed up with random searches that I regularly get baby diaper ads. Anyone that knows me, knows I'm a crusty old fart that lives alone and only likes children with rice, or on toast.
The lefties may be buying a pig in a poke.
/johnny
Children taste much better with a dash of Tabasco regardless of how they are presented.
You know, we used to throw a net over people that talked that way...
/johnny
/johnny
Children/Squirrel. No difference. Makes sense.
At least I grew up happy in a free country and got to enjoy that for a while. I even remember when the CIA spied on other countries, and they weren’t allowed to spy on us.
I figured this out a long time ago. Heck, I'd bet the basic software was written a few years ago.
For instance, it's not all that hard to tie in posters who post from website to facebooks, et al using heuristic assumption building dossiers on everything and everyone. You have the computing power of the federal government it would be easier than pie and just time to develop the platform.
Hello CIA and other alphabet organs.
Interesting ... cause sometimes I catch myself deleting my post because am thinking Loose lips sink ships.
I want one.
LOL ... you ought to see the bots.
Yes, I remember the same times. The spooks I knew, I liked. They like gun, did things I would not dream of doing and hated Commies more than me. (that is hard)
Whatever it is, it’s awesome.
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