Hyperion5182 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 In what is a terrifying article dated earlier today Cnet just dropped a MASSIVE bombshell http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57595529-38/feds-tell-web-firms-to-turn-over-user-account-passwords/ This can be summarized from the first couple of sentences of the article The U.S. government has demanded that major Internet companies divulge users' stored passwords, according to two industry sources familiar with these orders, which represent an escalation in surveillance techniques that has not previously been disclosed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio Pizza Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Pfffft... They may pull that kind of crap in Eurasia or Eastasia, but not HERE in Oceania. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperion5182 Posted July 25, 2013 Author Share Posted July 25, 2013 Pfffft...They may pull that kind of crap in Eurasia or Eastasia, but not HERE in Oceania. uhh...no. Here. The US government. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skrypnyk Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 uhh...no. Here. The US government. Not big on literature I assume? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 (edited) Pfffft...They may pull that kind of crap in Eurasia or Eastasia, but not HERE in Oceania. But we're at war with Eastasia. Eurasia has always been allied with us. ALWAYS Eurasia would never do this. Edited July 26, 2013 by Mirby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Williamson Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 The internet scares me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteo Xavier Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Alright, lets start freaking out and making references to George Orwell's 1984 and Terry Gilliam's Brazil. You know the drill, your parents taught it to you for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleck Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 gubberment lookin at ma pornos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fureddi Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 It's been my opinion for a while that they probably already do this anyway... I mean look at the whole British-US intel shit that came out recently. That's probably been going on for years. More transparency does not mean you're morally right governments.... like you guys give a fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquid wind Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 gubberment lookin at ma pornos So like, if unusual activity flags you as a potential terrorist and the majority of internet traffic is porn, doesn't this mean that you should watch -more- porn to avoid being targeted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fureddi Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 So like, if unusual activity flags you as a potential terrorist and the majority of internet traffic is porn, doesn't this mean that you should watch -more- porn to avoid being targeted? Lol... this is funny considering the bullshit Dave Cam is trying to pull having porn blocked automatically here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerothemaster Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 But we're at war with Eurasia. Eastasia has always been allied with us.ALWAYS Eastasia would never do this. I know right some people sheesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gario Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 If I start acting batshit crazy on the forums then y'all know that my passwords were taken by the government and they're hacking my account. Just giving the heads up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Jobson Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Just be careful about what you say on the internet. You never know who may be watc... ... ..... ....... Greetings Earthlings, I come from the planet...... *message deleted* - no further communication possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I know right some people sheesh How DARE you! I never said that! We've ALWAYS been at war with Eastasia, NEVER Eurasia! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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