Posted on 08/30/2022 4:07:53 PM PDT by nickcarraway
oreign states are seeking to uproot Western society through sophisticated cyberattacks on members of the public. The solution is to initiate a collective cyber-defense system; if we do not protect our data, then foreign governments will continue to chip away at our way of life, until all we are left with is the scattered remains of our freedom.
As hard as it might be to believe, even the nosiest members of the Chinese government don't care that you just got back from Cancun or that you have a dog named Buddy—regardless of how unquestionably adorable you might think he is. Dangerous nation-states are not stealing your online data because they're particularly interested in you, your job or the peculiar amount of time you spend watching TikTok videos (which is owned by a Chinese company) of dancing cats. They're after something far more sinister—they want to piece together your personal data with that of millions of other Americans to create a piecemeal picture of how our society works as well as it's inherent weaknesses.
This is not some innocent, curiosity-driven science experiment into the peculiarities of Western culture. As the heads of the FBI and MI5 recently highlighted in their joint statement about the security threat posed by China, these cyberattacks are being carried out with malicious intent. The more they can understand about our society, the more effectively they can undermine it and completely destroy our way of life.
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You are not alone.
I have complained about my PC and how cyber attack risks have slowed it down and reduced my productivity.
The freerepublic webpages are fairly simple and are quite functional.
One can post text, comments, pictures and movies. Management can collect revenue.
I believe high security network products are available, but I don’t know specifics.
Some of you are experts and can inform the rest of us.
Emmanuel Goldstein
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