[Tucson_AZ]

"So, you see, it's all very simple, once you get the basis concept down: Whether you get judged a 'threat' or not is a simple matter of keeping track of which links you followed to get where.

More important? There's also a simple way to build 'social networks' this way because not only is your IP address logged, but so is the time of your visit. So as this kind of data snooping continues - as long as lots of folks don't understand it, when you forward one of these sites, you are then in effect telling whatever government "Hey, I am linked to Joe your bother-in-law over here"...and pretty quick not only do they know who has an interest in guns, WTO demonstrations, and upcoming Tea Party events, but they also know that when your IP address shows up, in say half a dozen such exercises, that "Joe your brother-in-law" shows up within a day or two, and he's already on their 'threats to society' list because he actually carried a sign and was ID'ed at some other kind of event...maybe an environmentalist affair of some kind. And they get all Joe your brother-in-laws connections, too, until pretty quick you get a map in a social networking application that might look like this..."

[mad_as_he$$]

BTTT

[EdReform]

Bump to read later

[don-o]

Is this summer going to be

A. Worse than Y2K?
B. Better than Y2K?
C. About the same?

[Pessimist]

With dial up, you’ll get a different IP addr every time you connect.

You’re liable to also even with a cable modem, provided you actually shut down the modem between sessions.

[Islander7]

Too late for caution. All FReepers are already on some one’s list somewhere.

Good info though.

[Hegemony Cricket]

OMG - I’ve got a whole big list of people I need to send this to...

;-)

[bgill]

Yep, understood this for a while and you’re right. I would cry “Wolverines!” but the bad guys won in that one.

[rockinqsranch]

The information content is quite real, and the scenario is plausible, but I have to wonder if this is more subtle work towards creating the subdued, controllable Society of paranoiacs.

[Trod Upon]

If you think you haven’t already been profiled and categorized, you’re a greater optimist than I. Event in the USSR the problem was not lack of anonymity but lack of will to fight.

[Constitutionalist Conservative]

BTTT

[Professional Engineer]

ping

[EdReform]

Ping

[2ndDivisionVet]

My late father retired from the Marine Corps as a “communications chief” in the 1960’s and worked in the Bell frame rooms after that, tapping lines. This is nothing new.

[BenLurkin]

‘black powder’ is an “emotionally charged issue”?

[John.Galt2012]

So what if you visit/post at all the liberal, moonbat, Greenpeace, religious, pro-Obama, love, peace and joy sites as well?

[Scythian]

I guess being a Freeper automatically puts us in the “Lock these people up” anyway so I’m not going to sweat it.

[Luke21]

Seems like a bunch of us Tucsonans around these days.

[gilor]

Somebody forgot the “tin foil hat alert”.

[An Old Man]

That will never work! Need proof?

[Liberty Valance]

Good morning Dave