So...
And just how many on this thread even KNOW who the STASI were?
Or the the CHEKA?
I could go on, but its a moot point.
Well duh. What do folks think Total Information Awareness was all about?
And most of it is willingly given.
Big Deal!
So does Kroegers...
So they know i like kittens and hairy women
I remember reading once that the Nazis were very surprised when they occupied France that the French government collected more information and spied on their people much more thoroughly than the Gestapo would’ve dared to.
This is why the Stasi were so brutal. With what little info they had, they had to resort to kicking in doors at midnight, conducting searches, and letting the citizens know who was in charge.
Today, all that info is available without the midnight knock, and the Powers That Be can decide how to control us using less extreme methods. They can much more easily remove real troublemakers and impede the progress of potential problems before they realize they might be a problem.
Too late to do anything about it now...The "beginning" of the predicted 1000-years occurred soon after 2001...
Much of it voluntarily offered up on FB
It works both ways. I can find and ID every politician, judge, cop, IRS agent and government bureaucrat within 25 miles of where I live. I know where they live, where they shop and what vehicles they drive. I also know the local border agent. Once a month, I see the sheriff, his deputies and the head of the state police district at the local American Legion or VFW meeting and we drink beers together.
Just rummage around in this FLEA website, and discover many of the wonderful things our FLEAs and LEOs are learning, in order to better protect and serve us.
http://www.fletc.gov/training/programs/technical-operations-division
It’s quite eye-opening, to say the least.
Since we are paying their salaries and they work for us, I’m sure they won’t mind us exploring their various current citizen surveillance programs and classes.
Training Programs:
Basic Incident Response to Digital Evidence Program (BIRDE)
Computer Network Investigations Training Program (CNITP)
Covert Electronic Surveillance Program (CESP)
Covert Electronic Tracking Program (CETP)
Digital Evidence Acquisition Specialist Training Program (DEASTP)
Digital Photography for Law Enforcement Level 1 (DPLE1)
Digital Photography for Law Enforcement Level 2 (DPLE2)
Internet Protocol Camera Program (IPCP)
Introduction to Digital Evidence Analysis (IDEA)
Macintosh Forensics Training Program (MFTP)
Mobile Device Investigations Program (MDIP)
Recovery of Evidence from CCTV Video Recordings (RECVR)
Seized Computer Evidence Recovery Specialist (SCERS)
Wonder if Bruno can tell which finger I’m holding up right now.
And related;
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=27835
It seems they are drowning in a sea of information.
Let’s hope they drown in it...