Germany May Switch From Computers to Typewriters to Prevent U.S. Spying

TheTrumpet.com ^ | 16 July 2014 | Jeremiah Jacques

[Thistooshallpass9]

German officials are considering switching from computers back to manual typewriters for sensitive documents to prevent United States’ spying, according to a July 14 statement.

“Are you considering typewriters?” an interviewer asked Patrick Sensburg, head of the Bundestag’s parliamentary inquiry into the U.S. National Security Agency activity in Germany. “As a matter of fact, we have, and not electronic models either,” he replied.

[txrefugee]

Typewriters and those old dial-up phones will come back into use, thanks to the egregious electronic surveillance by our NSA.

[NCjim]

Don’t forget to shred the carbon paper :-)

[AFreeBird]

When hi tech fails, old tech rules.

[Jim from C-Town]

Probably an excellent idea. The fact is that they know the U.S. can not be trusted to help it’s friends.

[headstamp 2]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uivHPkrlAPo

Bug Hunt

[posterchild]

Johannes Gutenberg die weiss telefon anwerten.

[wideawake]

Typing out secret government documents on manual typewriters.

For Germans, that must create a real sense of nostalgia.

[ScottinVA]

I strongly support the move, considering the backstabbing nature of the American government.

[dfwgator]

Reminds me of The Lives of Others, where the Stasi had experts who could identify the type of typewriter used to type up documents.

[FrankR]

I’d love to see a comeback of the IBM Selectrics, spent many hundreds of hours using them, great machines. The only thing “electronic” about them was the motor!

[corkoman]

The "Butlerian Jihad" from the Dune series - there was an outright ban on the use of thinking machines. Analog is our future.

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[InterceptPoint]

When hi tech fails, old tech rules.
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The wifey is about to spring for a Speed Queen washing machine. The last of the old Maytag class machines,

Bells NONE
Whistles NONE
Clean Laundry EVERYTIME
EPA Rating AS LOW AS YOU CAN GO

This will all change in 2015 when the EPA tightens the rules even further possibly putting Speed Queen out of business.

The Amazon reviews are enlighting.

[Bratch]

Has Dan Rather heard about this?

[TomGuy]

Rather dumb idea.

They could just create an in-house LAN [Local Area Network] and make sure it is NOT tied into the Internet.

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With typewriters, NSA could reposition a high-tech satellite to ‘listen’ in on the typing. Each key does have a distinctive different sound. With modern software, NSA could decode the keystrokes and reveal what was typed.

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The best alternative would be: smoke signals.

They could use smoke signals and have a high-speed fan to dissipate the smoke before the NSA satellite could decipher it.

[bigbob]

Think of all the jobs that would be “created”!

[bigbob]

They'll need more than just typewriters...

[dfwgator]

Maybe they should hire some Polish cryptographers.

[wally_bert]

Identifying a typewriter was part of a lot of Hawaii 5-0 episodes. Always gave the villain away.

[fatnotlazy]

My first washer/dryer had no computerized, energy-saving doo-dads. Lasted 26 years. Next pair had computer crapazola and energy-saving features that didn't adequately wash or dry the clothes. Lasted 12 years. Earlier this year, I bought my third pair. None of the energy savers or computer boards. But I suspect this will be the last old fashioned washer/dryer I get. I'm telling friends and family who still have traditional appliances to hold on to them as long as possible. From now on, all we'll get is expensive junk that will have to be replaced every few years.