Re: NSA wiretap, Friday night

Jay C. James wrote:

[Note: quotes out of original order but hopefully not out of context.]

If using technology, encrypt.
If your technology does not support it, dont use it.

Good advice. I think I said it before, but better said. And good
copycat, though. And good strategy: Copy someone else's good advice and
claim it as your own, to support some meaningless claptrap that you write
in between. And the beauty is that you don't even need to explain it
yourself, or describe it in any useful context to the reader. It is
stolen (even if valid), so if anyone questions it you can blame the
previous writer. It is a clever Usenet ploy, even if it is an ignorant
coward's strategy. Hey, it works !! Good Job, jcj ! (Not really)

"Kevin the Drummer" <nobody@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:slrnefto6c.t1m.nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
So, what can we do to keep our information out of the hands of anyone,
including the gov't, that we don't trust with that knowledge? Now that
we know that they're going to spy on us, or at least someone is going
to spy on us.

--
PLEASE post a SUMMARY of the answer(s) to your question(s)! Show
Windows & Gates to the exit door. Unless otherwise noted, the
statements herein reflect my personal opinions and not those of any
organization with which I may be affiliated.

WoW ! This is a clever move -- : Include the previous poster's sig in
your quoted message. We don't see that very often here. How could that
happen ? Let me look. Oh, I see, here

X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180

Oh my ! I hope y'all don't think that I'm that dreaded "anal" thing for
checking that. It's just that most "modern" newsreaders automatically
clip that sig from the quoted text. And if not, then the writer will. But
that's all OK with me, - I mean, - we're all just humans who might be
wrong about something, - and reasonable people can agree to disagree, and
to err is human, - and it's no big deal or anything like that. And now,
don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with posting to a Linux NG by
using an abominable microsloth newsreader. It's just "like" highly
unusual, sloppy, ignorant, microsloth-ish.

Nothing like that. No problem. No offense intended.

Move to a backwards country that has a lack of technology.

_That_ is NOT good advice. I really think that (even?) you probably knew
that when you wrote it. It certainly is not going to work for 300,000,000
Americans. Please be respectful of our intelligence. If you meant and
intended to say "no way", then say "no way". There is no need for sarcasm
or rudeness or insincere, unhelpful advice. I personally don't think
there is no way. I fully intended (and still do intend) to re-post
helpful suggestions as my time allows. Unfortunately it takes more time
to be helpful and constructive that it does to be sarcastic and
destructive. Are we in a race? I will finish my messages in the time
they require.

Realize that in the US, this generations introduction to The Database
most likely started with establishing your SSN. From there its all
downhill. Since I am not of this generation, I dont have firsthand info
on how one initially gets added to The System, but I can imagine thats a
good start.

Excuse please, but which generation are you "not of". Your superior
speech is just so hard to follow. (Oops, I think that might have been
sarcasm, so sorry.) Please write in intelligible language. Thank you.
In and all, that all would probably be admirably "on-topic", if we could
yet decipher what your intended topic actually was. I'm still cogitatin'
on that, - give me some time.

[ - snip some unintelligible stuff - ]

-- my point being, why trust -any- entity with your personal
information, or any entities ability to snoop on you.

Good Point, jcj ! Another admirable slam-dunk of indefatigable logic,
even if your language skills are entirely inadequate, even if it does not
take issue with anything that has been proposed here, even if it is a
total non-sequitur. And can you give us all any hints about how we could
avoid doing this (the original question) in view of the revelations about
the illegal, unconstitutional NSA-ATT wiretap case? Please and thank you
in advance.

I rather give more attention to the crafty inspired 'net criminals,
dumpster diving tweakers in my alley, or anyone who can strangle a penny
from a million 'live' positives that a sale of a database can provide.
Thats a lot more immediate to me.

huh?

Regardless of who or what is spying on you, as some will obsess upon ad
nauseum here, I will finally bring this thread to some semblance of
on-topicness:

Ahh, a _Republican_ ! Now we are seeing some daylight.

(responder excuses himself momentarily while he dishevels his hair)

The "little spys" don't really trouble me very much. I can stop them.
The "big spys", with unlimited electric power supplies and many and
multiple supercomputers and paid for with my (unlimited?) federal money
and shielded by secret Executive Orders, with secret "Warrants", or
without, and with Executive Orders to violate and completely disregard all
laws, Constitutional caveats, and/or International Treaties, -- they are
the ones of concern. They are the honest, honorable, hard-working people
who have been made into the devil spawn of this Presidential
Administration that concern me.

I beg to guess that if my nation and country and way of life is threatened
by such, that I should be afforded the small residual privilege of not
being accused of "obsess"-ing, or at least not needlessly or unfairly
"obsess"-ing. If you, jcj, think it is "ad-nauseum", I think it is
10e1000 times ad-nauseum. Come a bit closer and I might puke on you.

And:

So:

You are finally bringing this thread "to some semblance of on-topicness",
because of why, exactly?

You did not add a single new element of information or advice that was not
plagiarized from previous messages in this very thread, among those you
accused of being off-topic.

You did not add a single element of relevant security information.

You don't use Linux, or reference anything related to Linux.

Ahh, I see it all now: You used a COMPUTER !! :) :0) :^)

comp.os.linux.security

Yes, you got it right. You have a COMPUTER !! So good for you. Very
good for you. So happy for you. Enjoy your COMPUTER. Please do write
again anytime your brain happens to come back to life.

If using technology, encrypt.
If your technology does not support it, dont use it.

As responded at top.
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