Exposing the NSA’s Mass Surveillance of Americans | Cyberwar

[@mgtowski395]

NSA, the only part of our government that listens.

[@seektruthspeaktruth-or4fk]

Ha

[@bobandrew8410]

Actually True

[@KevinTheStallion637]

Good

[@bravosierra2447]

💀

[@weplaydk2343]

Brilliant take 😂

[@abigalanderson7494]

I don't back up my data, the NSA does that for me

[@Dakktyrel]

NRO ... but yes.

[@Taddy_Mason]

They're so thoughtful ❤❤

[@Dirtyharry70585]

Someone just had their server farm cook

[@lolbruah]

NSA does Backup - Jesus saves.

[@ZoonCrypticon]

Do you have a monthly subscription with them ?

[@jammasterjay]

Ed Snowden tried to tell us about this and for some reason, most people not only didn’t care, they looked at Snowden as a traitor.

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

I think a lot of those people calling him that were Al or in the govt themselves.

[@Schoohness]

People did support him but they would likely have been effectively suppressed or outright attacked under our noses, based off of the kind of blatant domestic torture protocol being executed against people nowadays, I can only imagine what it was like 10 years ago, and even before that post 911 stuff. They have a very sophisticated program for silencing whistleblowers, holding back information that could move society forward to benefit their corporate constituents.

[@TurboSpeed69]

It’s because the majority of our country has been brainwashed by the news machine to believe what they see on TV news channels

[@TheS197King]

It's not that people didn't care its that it wasn't clear enough for people to understand what is going on...They think he saying they're just spying on us and most people believe that anyways so they think they were told something they already knew...the media and gov. Did a good job and confusing what he was saying they was doing...When people finally did figure out how bad it was we was already going the the "Orange man bad" thing and "Russia collusion" mess...they keep a new problem popping up daily to keep us to distracted to stop and look back and what they have done to us...they can never let up on the pressure because the minute they do people can take a breath and see what's going on...I really hope after they steal this next sElection the people finally have enough and wake up and move on these scum...Im praying for the day!! #1776AGAIN🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@sd906238]

A lot of people who aren't asleep view him as a hero.

[@Craig332]

The fact that some risked it all to bring this info to light, so that people could collectively go ‘meh’ perfectly encapsulates the times.

[@jakeschwartz2514]

What should they have done?

[@bumbumbedum6022]

💯💯💯🙌🏼

[@tony-does-stuff]

​@@jakeschwartz2514constantly cry into the void for change on the internet

[@Davidrcobb]

@@jakeschwartz2514 Remind them its fucking illegal.

[@dahmanifarah3474]

Bro it has beeen known for years now , nothing new here

[@BlueEyedColonizer]

I forgot my e-mail password.....had to contact NSA to retrieve it

[@CyberDevilSec]

It might be a joke now but this is a nightmare for everyone.

[@pinnitt]

"Hey NSA? Yeah, sorry, my backup drive failed, could you... oh, great, thanks!" Now THAT'S a government which is for the people!

[@P2Feener305]

🏳️‍🌈

[@markusanderson1517]

Actually, they wouldn't need it anyway.

[@C3N50R3D]

I wish it was that easy to recover a password

[@jansen4282]

My girlfriend and family never listen to me 😔, but Steve from NSA does. Thank you Steve, you’re a real one 🤜 🤛

[@Chancel388]

Why would you just assume that your agents name is Steve? I would hope that mine is John 😂😂

[@johnwolford2715]

It's not. You do not get just one person. If we think you should be watched, you will be checked on every 12 hours for 1 year.

[@johnwolford2715]

​@@Chancel388or every six hours in your predicament

[@jiimmyboi12]

@@johnwolford2715 we??? youre ridiculous

[@Zeroduckies]

I like Steve. I don't care what they say about him

[@MiguelRamirez-cr7gh]

Don’t let this distract you from the fact that when kids go missing, they have all the data necessary to find them. They just choose not to.

[@5GreenAcres]

Worse yet...they are the ones kidnapping. Adrenachrome junkies.

[@JohnLeeHooker-h6w]

Yikes. That's a good point. 👍👍✝✝

[@Summernightsandneonlights]

Yep or stop alot of other more serious crimes like Biden and the democrats fleecing America

[@DJRenee]

🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️ say it louder. But they been the originators of Fuk Dem K!d$!

[@Dark_Angel1987]

Thats because there doing it 😂😂😂

[@kilcar]

Two phrases: " its for the children" and " its for our security" are alomost always grossly abused.

[@KatyYoder-cq1kc]

Correct. @KatyYoder-cq1kc NOW on LIFE SUPPORT, please report at the highest level: Cease and desist malicious use of AI: espionage, poisoning, physical cyber attacks, vandalism, death threats, intellectual property theft and collusion with US. I am not your property! Supremacists, terrorists and Communists

[@KatyYoder-cq1kc]

REPORT WAR CRIMES: Cease and desist malicious use of AI: ASIA, RUSSIA, IRAN, US COMMUNIST PARTY, WOKE CHURCH AND WAGNER/NEO NAZI TERRORISTS: I am not your property nor are my children

[@dexterwestin3747]

I have an unproven theory that after the Snowden leak that the NSA stepped back, watched the public's reaction, saw that there wasn't much of an outrage and thus carried on as before.

[@LemurWhoSpoke]

No. After Snowden, encryption became more popular, so they switched over to using keyloggers and relying on built-in microphone hacking. And these might not have even been hacks or malware. They might have just asked the companies that make the products to leave the back door unlocked by allowing them to inject their spyware into driver and OS updates.

[@GunsandGuitars69]

You would be right to a certain extent. Some of the information released by Snowden was in the process of being analyzed through certain legal channels, and now with the information regarding these mass-surveillance programs being considered "stolen", none of the people responsible can be prosecuted since the evidence is considered to have been obtained in bad faith. Although as we've seen in the Epstein case, elitists don't ever face justice anyways and the aforementioned legal channels most definitely wouldn't have provided American citizens the same level of detail into what was being done to them with their own tax dollars. So Snowden likely made the best possible decision regardless.

[@vonberlin1004]

They really prevail.

[@mnepo2884]

NSA is distraction. no one’s asking the real question. americans. fully believe in this NSA leaks. lmaooo.

[@atomgutan8064]

​@@LemurWhoSpoke Yeah forcing companies to do stuff is much easier than decrypting AES encrypted data. At that point, the Sun is rushing towards the Earth to eat it and the heat death of the universe is getting closer lol.

[@Parkerspuffin]

Im 90% sure that that the NSA plays counterstrike with me.

[@aprilgeneric8027]

via DHS SS FBI DEA round about way....yes.....yes we do, uncle sams got to know your limits

[@Chris.Davies]

I am 100% sure they do not.

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

Hilarious 😂

[@Schoohness]

They most certainly do 😂😂 mine too

[@36MeTHoD]

That's why I quit CoD. Not because of the kids calling me "my guy" and other racist terms

[@jeffdishong4853]

Thus proving that 99% of the time, the difference between a hero and a criminal is perception and perspective.

[@dilekavan5796]

And as always MONEY AND POWER

[@bl8388]

When corrupt people are involved it seems that way.

[@1stAmendmentorDie1776]

That's what the Jewish community preaches.

[@mediocreman2]

Nah the difference is in the outcome.

[@ponytailalogginalong6605]

NEITHER OF WHICH AI IS CAPABLE OF!

[@rumls4drinkin]

If the NSA wasn't always listening to my phone I'd just be a crazy guy talking to himself.

[@MistyB-yv1uw]

I say this exact thing! 😁 Lol. But why do they wanna listen to me? I want to know can they listen to you through your RADIO in your car?? 🚗🚗 Zroom zoom zoom hey hey hey. I figured it was through my phone but me no sure. But thank you for clarifying this for me. I feel less crazy now. Lol. I don't think it's the NSA though. I think it's my veteran affairs. Lol. And I have a lot of affairs, just lemme say

[@KatyYoder-cq1kc]

NOW on LIFE SUPPORT, please report at the highest level: Cease and desist malicious use of AI: espionage, poisoning, physical cyber attacks, vandalism, death threats, intellectual property theft and collusion with US. I am not your property! Supremacists, terrorists and Communists

[@iGame3D]

No, the advertisers are listening as well.

[@DamianMoore-jy8mm]

The NSA watching me watch this video right now

[@PsychonauticalSiren]

While watching me watching the video (on my TV) while holding my phone, watching the video just to watch the comments and write my comment here. 😂

[@gezzapk]

@@PsychonauticalSirenhighly unlikely lol

[@marcsequence]

The real Meta

[@Subha85776]

I don’t want no smoke fr

[@st20332]

Damn, now i've got the CCP and the NSA watching

[@Sasoripwns]

You never lost rights and freedoms. You lost the illusion of it.

[@0pTicaL]

This comment wins the crown!

[@Volksinformant]

You can't lose something that was never there.

[@SafeEffective-ls2pl]

Willingly given up. The Founding Fathers fought for our rights. We can't even vote for our rights.

[@uradragon]

The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater. Frank Zappa

[@danawelch3985]

We never had real rights or freedoms. It was always controlled.

[@MrProzacmilkshake]

NSA : " i know where you live." Me: " i already know that"

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

Hilarious 😂 😅😅😅😅😅

[@DeclanDSI]

Pretty much this.

[@davina5514]

@MrProzacmilkshake Ha! Yes, that was a GOOD One 😂😂

[@preshisify1]

😷☕🇺🇲

[@preshisify1]

Edward Snowden and Julian Assange absolutely should be one hundred percent fully pardoned, period

[@raze81]

Man my favorite bit of documentary editing is on full display here. So original to have annoying keyboard sounds every 30 seconds. Certainly not overdone at all. Truly inspirational editing.

[@KatyYoder-cq1kc]

REPORT WAR CRIMES: Cease and desist malicious use of AI: ASIA, RUSSIA, IRAN, US COMMUNIST PARTY, WOKE CHURCH AND WAGNER/NEO NAZI TERRORISTS: I am not your property nor are my children

[@jimbopeebles8210]

Your NSA Agent is disappointed that you watched this 😢

[@AlbertoGonzalez..]

Agent Orange

[@waynehendrix4806]

Stan is a real drag on my life for sure. I wish he would stop smoking so much. He never gets my jokes.

[@jaclynhughes5025]

@@waynehendrix4806 🤣

[@DangerMouse62]

Kinda like a downgraded guardian angel 👼🏽. 😈

[@angelfyr762]

Watching will negatively affect your Social Credit score

[@matthewryan2060]

It’s actually quite amazing how accurate that film “Enemy of the State” actually became.

[@Results_may_vary4u]

Hollywood has been a shill for the CIA since the 40s. There’s always a hint of truth in some films.

[@roymoxley2587]

Damn right

[@TPaine1776]

Scariest movie I have seen.

[@DJKaBz1]

Movies like that are made to desensitize people

[@cornbread4everyone555]

Olympus Has Fallen is what's gonna happen if we keep funding militarism abroad and keep our borders wide open ..

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

The internet and smartphones have destroyed humanity

[@philobetto5106]

Wi-Fi utility meters, 5G poles less than a football field away, cell phones, laptops, Siri, firestick, Your router and neighbors surrounding you Are the same frequency as your microwave.

[@gtx1650max-q]

destroyed in the sense of Data privacy and misinformation​@@philobetto5106

[@TheSouthernLady777]

Sin destroyed humanity... humans just find new ways of doing it.

[@XHALE303]

They also said that about TV, Rock n Roll. Hardrock, Metal, Housemusic, Videogames, & none of them were ever mandatory. So it's humanity.

[@danawelch3985]

Yes, remember that God, our Father in Heaven, has also used it for his benefit. The world awakened through the internet.

[@fpgaguy]

Gheez - you know I have no secrets from NSA, but, how about picking up my cell phone bill since it's not really mine anymore

[@EJ-74]

This is 8yrs old, just imagine what they are doing now 😳

[@chrys3073]

Remotely hacking brains via the brain fingerprint, frequencies etc... and no I'm not being funny or even sensational, sadly. #Justice4TargetedIndividuals2024

[@Wandera1970]

They probably using your devices as interfaces that record everything. That is why data centers are going up everywhere. Every single keystroke/touch, sound, even the alinement of the device is recorded (like the orinatation of you phone is it level is it face up or face down or upright). Moores law says computing power is double every 18 months or so. Internet speeds now can reach 1Gbps. Yet the system I use is slow andand just as laggy with internet speeds at are compareable to 10-15 years ago. Why? probably because everything I do probably goes through several data centers before actually connecting to the internet. If I was to now delete this reply even that would be recorded in real time. If a change settings shut down and then later on turn it back on my settings are reset to what they where before. I am suppose to manually reconnect to the internet everytime I turn my device on. But it takes like 2 mins to shut down. And the settings are reset to automatic reconnect to the internet. Why? Probably because they want to know what I am doing on the device while its not connected to the internet. Which is not much but changing all my setting back to how I want them. Not what they prefer.

[@Jeff-sp7bg]

Who's "they"

[@EJ-74]

@@Jeff-sp7bg You're kidding right 🤔🙄

[@Douchebagus]

@@Jeff-sp7bg They is the boogeyman that no one can name

[@grizzlybear4122]

Imagine if humans used their knowledge for good instead of greed and power.

[@tonyfourpaws4511]

where's the money In that?

[@woo1818]

There is no “good”

[@JAODc-fo9gf]

Imagine if humans weren't being humans...

[@woo1818]

@@JAODc-fo9gf this gets to the main point of it all and that is: life will always destroy itself, given good conditions.

[@Forestdwellr]

@@JAODc-fo9gf I was about to write the same thing!

[@tizzroy5769]

He blew the whistle and put his life at risk and stoicly went "Yeah ... history was at stake." What a real one

[@BabyKnxckz]

Thats the sad part ppl either want it or dont mind. Wich from a democratic point of view means we just gotta roll with it. And if you look at china... you can push ppl very far and make them accept it so maybe thats just where every goverment is heading in the future

[@333joshuaperezzz]

@@BabyKnxckz *Americans do something Americanly* What are we a bunch of asians!!1?1!?1

[@gypsylotusblossom777]

​​@@BabyKnxckzexactly the problem is theres people like me that rather die first than have them controlling me like that

[@JumpCutThis]

Not sure why but Vice completely ignored a trio of amazing patriots in Bill Binney, Ed Loomis and Kirk Wiebe who blew the whistle on Trailblazer and the billions wasted- Binney was one of the inventors of Thin Thread; *not nearly enough American citizens* are aware of who these men are, nor the sacrifices they’ve made on our behalf.

[@JumpCutThis]

@@rossrainwater5619 of course my original comment is gone- weird that mentioning Binney/Loomis/Wiebe and Trailblazer/Thin Thread would do that.

[@ShamrockShanrock-ip5tx]

EVERY SINGLE HOUSE MEMBER EXCEPT 19 VOTED 2CONTINUE 2DO WARRANTLESS SEARCHES ON AMERICANS.

[@RM-lk1so]

But not their own. Sounds like OLIGARCHY to me

[@Cola-bw7wc]

Bros typing like he’s on the edge of a stroke 😂😂😂😂

[@RightSideofLeft]

Name those house members.

[@ShamrockShanrock-ip5tx]

@@RightSideofLeft HERE'S THE LIST. SOURCE : THE HILL. NEXT TIME TRY ASKING NICELY OR LOOK IT UP YOURSELF. Rep. Andy Biggs (Ariz.) Rep. Dan Bishop (N.C.) Rep. Lauren Boebert (Colo.) Rep. Tim Burchett (Tenn.) Rep. Michael Cloud (Texas) Rep. Eli Crane (Ariz.) Rep. Matt Gaetz (Fla.) Rep. Bob Good (Va) Rep. AndyBiggs (Ariz.) Rep. Dan Bishop (N.C.) Rep. Lauren Boebert (Colo.) Rep. Tim Burchett (Tenn.) Rep. Michael Cloud (Texas) Rep. Eli Crane (Ariz.) Rep. Matt Gaetz (Fla.) Rep. Bob Good (Va.) Rep. Paul Gosar (Ariz.) Rep. Clay Higgins (La.) Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (Fla.) Rep. Nancy Mace (S.C.) Rep. Cory Mills (Fla.) Rep. Ralph Norman (S.C.) Rep. Andy Ogles (Tenn.) Rep. Scott Perry (Pa.) Rep. Matt Rosendale (Mont.) Rep. Chip Roy (Texas) Rep. Greg Steube (Fla.)

[@HailieBriggs-b8g]

They cannot vote against warrantless searches that is a basic right.

[@22WRX]

Stop reposting Vice 2016 Documentaries. Pay your Journalists and get them out in the thick of it like they used to be.

[@Yourmission9]

I wish for that too, but they went bankrupt so my guess is they’ll keep regurgitating the old documentaries for ad revenue

[@Sub0x-x40]

vice got co-opted by the same forces that are in cahoots with the nsa lol. that why it died it became an establishment puff piece printer

[@snowflakemelter7171]

​@@Yourmission9Delighted. Go woke, go broke. Bye bye vice 😂

[@LedNe0nDevil]

For 20sec attention span normies? Might as well repost, so that what is important and not resolved, stay present.

[@suminshizzles6951]

@@LedNe0nDevil Ifollow a drummer and he now has at least two drum tutorials on how to drum THE part to the song Don't you forget about me by Simple Minds

[@danielscg22]

When you feel alone, know that NSA will always listen to you.

[@CodesFR]

Awwww sweet💗

[@LyricsQuest]

And just like your gold fish, won't say anything back.

[@CodesFR]

@@LyricsQuest I am fish!🐟 two fishes 🐟 🐟

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

Awwwwww never alone 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

​@@CodesFRvery compassionate hey ❤❤❤❤😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@aviavi4717]

As a patriotic American i’m so heart broken and saddened to discover the Constitution means nothing anymore . The more i learn the more my heart breaks 😢

[@KellyeR1970]

When people say Trump or anyone else is a threat to democracy, we should all cheer that on. Democracy is mob rule, two wolves and a lamb deciding on what's for dinner. We are supposed to have a constitutional republic where individual rights are protected, not a democracy. Whenever you hear anyone saying so and so is trying to destroy our democracy they are the enemy. Our government is quickly becoming an Democratic Authoritarian country, and that must be stopped at all costs. I'm a Voluntaryist ,which is basically Anarchy light. If government actually followed the constitution, things would be great. I wouldn't mind having government because we would be free, not the free-range slaves we've turned into. The Constitutional Republic is dead because people got greedy and the people became weak ,dumb, turned from God , care more about virtue signaling than actually having real virtue and for some reason don't care about being free while loving the boot of government on their neck .

[@johnnyshanksalot8358]

But that was always the case, they were opening people's mail & prosecuting them for 'seditious' & 'obscene' speech within the 1st 10 years of the constitution. Law is a myth.

[@HailieBriggs-b8g]

The country is going down, they need to fix this and follow the constitution which is above every law that the states have.

[@thedarkside13]

Watching this on my neighbor's wifi while wearing a ski mask.

[@chessman70]

I'm surprised people actually thought that they had privacy.

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

I know how delusional 😅😅😅😅and omg the privacy statements that they read out in banks and Telecommunications it's sooooooo hilarious 😂 😃 😄 😁 🤣 they print these statements out tooooooooo😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@preshisify1]

👍

[@Shelly-m5t]

Thete is no privacy, it's sickening

[@preshisify1]

@cheesium238 that's dumb, you cannot buy a jug of milk, loaf of bread or a roll of toilet paper without Google or Internet Explorer, go into a store without being on camera, or pictures of me, sitting on my bed, inside my home, in 2007, with no phonec and no computer, online, and it's 2024, besides listen to a transistor radio with batteries 😑 WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, or thermal imaging through my bedroom windows in June 2003, besides "third party doctrine" ☕🇺🇲

[@RM-lk1so]

The 4th A????????? The Constitution???? A farce

[@sd906238]

The NSA's data center near Salt Lake City uses so much power to cool their servers that it has it's own gas turbine power plant on site.

[@meatball6930]

Yeah that’s why they started moving them to the Poles. Zuckerberg moved his to Antarctica.

[@paladro]

that's about redundancy as much as anything...

[@dilekavan5796]

Global warming is no good then

[@novafiddler1712]

That’s most data centers…

[@MakeAmericaGroanAgain]

ran by mormons who support trump

[@PTSDwithME]

As a retired plumber of the 82nd Special Kitchen Sink Clog division, I can tell you that the boys at TOA are no joke and they mean business.

[@nosdnarb]

🤣🤣👍

[@RM-lk1so]

So... When we the people Enact the 2nd A. We go after them.first

[@danahaynes6696]

My life is boring. Kitty cats and puppy dogs. Wasting their time here.

[@placebogazebo9671]

My answer to this, "We need to crack encryption" is, "If you can't keep us secure without violating our rights, resign and we'll find someone who can". In the meantime, make sure to let thousands of unknown identities into the country. Yep. It all makes sense.

[@florydaerminolda7068]

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[@HailieBriggs-b8g]

Whoever gives us our privacy 🔏 back is exactly who I am voting for, I don't care if they are Republican, Democrat, or a independent with a population privacy, end control campaign that no one who has even heard about. I guarantee he or she has my vote🤚👐 🛜💯

[@JohnSmith-rw2yn]

For a second I thought this was new. then I realised this is from 2016 😅

[@resevoirdog]

It's still super accurate and great journalism

[@JohnSmith-rw2yn]

@@resevoirdog Yeah goes without saying but I got all excited like. cool we coming to the tube with 2024 material 😀

[@lpha420]

back when vice had cred

[@theendurance]

Vice would never make something this good in 2024. Now it’s all trans gay nonsense

[@ponz-]

@@theendurancecap they did the one in Iran end or last year beginning of this year? It was about the Islamic women revolution in Iran, I can’t remember when it came out but solid work. Whatever that girl Yueng I think her name is does a report it’s on point. They just did one on Taiwan another on Russia both good. I’m not a fan of politics in reporting but I remember when Obama was president they gave it to him every chance they got. They gave it to him about the drone program, Snowden and so on. If they do it to both sides I’m good with it. If your feelings got hurt because they made fun of orange Jesus then wipe your tears and stop watching.

[@Lampwick-dz1zq]

What do you think smart phones are for they know everything , what you do , where you go , what you buy , what you talk about . EVERYTHING .

[@RM-lk1so]

Yep. Try turning off geo tracking. And history for your maps. 🤯🤯🤣🤣🤣

[@Lampwick-dz1zq]

@@RM-lk1so - 🤣🤣 like that will make a difference . I see you don’t get it .

[@Last_Chance.]

Obviously

[@dddon513]

I don't even use one. I do internet by pen and paper.

[@EsW2079]

Cellphones are temporary chips for now they don't have to put it under our skin.

[@bradm4493]

The crazy part is, none of this matters. There’s nothing anyone can do about it. Can report out all you want, whistleblow all you want, it does not matter. No one can stop it.

[@bsdpowa]

no one can but everybody can, it's just that it comes with a price which people are not willing to pay, so nothing changes individualism > collectiveness

[@dontehill8410]

Brad YOU ARE A WEAK MAN. I would HATE FOR YOU TO BE MY FATHER!

[@tri-septem7773]

To both you and BSD, I actually believe it could be stopped. This is how empires have fallen apart before in the past.. for me, reaching a sober and clear intellectual level after going through the early 2000s there’s not much conspiracy anymore but the overwhelming sense of data still grabs me… scientist were able to clone sheep back in the 70s with pretty damn good accuracy. Makes me wonder what we’re doing 50 years later. Also, when you would have a figure who is either a citizen or public idol, and they decide to start preaching this. We can all overthrow mentality and stop paying taxes. I almost guarantee that they first come and talk to you and if you don’t comply, they kill you. If you are a public idol, they have the ability to clone you. And the cloning part is far-fetched but what’s sad is that the data is there. These center were literally built to make sure that the American government can stay in power which can be a tossup I believe in some cases, the American vote still counts, and in some cases it doesn’t, but at the end of the day just like you say BRaDM none of it matters were all part of this collective now and until another January 6 incident arises again we will be stuck with the current system, and if an incident like that was to arise, it has repercussions war would crack off I would rather hope to raise my daughter, even if things are not good right now, there is still peace in America if you’re willing to find it, but if you want to stop the powers that be, there will not be peace not for anyone for quite some time and could lead to nuclear war. They say love makes you do stupid things imagine what power will make other men do.

[@JoseHerrera-vs8nv]

It's Like Something Out of the Twilight Zone !

[@NHANNGUYEN-qd1nr]

The problem is the world don't know the difference between right and wrong.

[@josephkondrat6478]

The government has been in my life for the last 60 years. They still are not willing to ask me straight questions about any subject.

[@KamalasNotLikeUs]

Why ask you? Words are negotiable. It's easier to hack your internal hard drive.

[@shubhamsingh6774]

NSA spying on Americans, and China spying on NSA 😂

[@RM-lk1so]

The Bolloon is all that China needs. And well..... Tick tock... And all the farm land. And police stations in highrise s. Lmao. JB and his cronies sold out to China years ago. Same with Pelosi

[@someoneout-there2165]

They have this on 24 surveillance.. my pointless phone. While China and Russia hack them. priorities I guess 🙃

[@HoneyBadgerxo]

We gather the data they export it lol 😂

[@Kolejboy]

Shallow thinking

[@EliLemke-ft3fs]

They want it

[@TheGobblersGetback]

3 words: The Patriot Act And, America was never the same.

[@waynehendrix4806]

It's amazing that they created a patriot act, and then targeted patriots. Maybe that's why they named it that.

[@TheGobblersGetback]

@@waynehendrix4806 Wouldn’t doubt it.

[@nietzschebietzsche]

Yep, I was explaining to someone yesterday regarding my pessimism that in the United States, those growing up after the patriot act have come up in a starkly different reality than those before.

[@TheGobblersGetback]

@@nietzschebietzsche Yes……👌🏾. My awakening was at 22yrs. old, when Busch and his brother stole the Presidential election in 2000……First time as an adult, I realized the world is rigged.

[@laughingvampire7555]

the people who are supposed to protect us have become our greatest threat

[@ZoeMango]

Ugh. Please.

[@Roman_LaFleur]

Absolutely 😮

[@ShadowF305]

LMAO

[@Baebon6259]

NSA is the greatest threat to those with anti-America sentiments.

[@pissiole5654]

What threat are they to you? so what if they have copies of the 1000s of memes you probably share and your various youtube comments. They've been doing it for close to two decades and what impact has it had on you thus far? unless you're in cahoots with terrorists or selling drugs i doubt it has any tangible impact on you or your life

[@GrammarHero]

For being out of the Air Force for only a week, Robert certainly is a rotund individual.

[@F6tal_rust-x4s]

This is from 2016, DO NOT BE MISLEAD

[@phoenixmodellingphotography]

LOL "mislead"

[@isaac10231]

Still highly accurate

[@erichansen7377]

That just means that its a helluva lot worse today.

[@LG-cf4dl]

Why does everyone get so wrapped up in the mass collection of data by the NSA (who could really care less about the masses) - but ignores the mass surveillance and collection of data by corporations - who then monetize every last bit of what we do for corporate and personal gain?! I would very much appreciate all the alleged do-gooders and journalists to engage in stopping and preventing that. Please - and thank you!

[@escapeearth2327]

Absolutely true!

[@mpsmps8966]

WHY TRUST THE GOVERNMENT

[@BabyKnxckz]

Goverment should be for the ppl companys not asmuch, also sometimes its the goverment pushing the company to collect even more data. Also ppl are getting mad at the companys for collecting user data in the eu actually did little bit about it.

[@OnyxStudios720p]

Two wrongs don’t make a right.

[@Brada86_]

They are the same

[@BoxingRestricted]

Now plz do a story on all the innocent citizens being watchlisted and called "non-investigative subjects" and having their lives destroyed

[@LewisDM]

Why would they get put on that list in the first place?

[@001HK0]

@@LewisDM Vindictive ex in the NSA? Selected at random because an NSA agent thought it would be funny? There's no oversight so there doesn't need to be a reason. They've got all of your nudes and all your family members' too btw, and they're trading them.

[@BoxingRestricted]

​@@LewisDMJust going to a PTA meeting or protesting the mask mandate got parents labeled "terorists" and thrown on the list

[@BoxingRestricted]

​@@LewisDMppl are using the agencies as vengence for hire.

[@beetoven8193]

Umm, what? Like, don't you get tired of pretending to be a target of the the government? If you do anything to get their attention, it's either very good, or very bad.

[@warrensaint]

I dont get why people are so hung up on being surveillance. They don't care about ur weed or porn. But if they can prevent major crimes/mass shootings/terrorism, then why tf not collect what they need to collect!?

[@anon-hn6wj]

I 100% guarantee you, that's not the only thing they use it for.

[@themightycrixus1131]

You NEVER trade freedom for perceived safety. You will never get it back without force.

[@thenationsking]

If you could see the lives your great grandchildren will live, due to a mass-surveillance state, you would change your mind on that. Wherever power is given, power is abused; A fully functioning surveillance system is complete and utter power and control.

[@ingridfong-daley5899]

When we moved to Kazakhstan in 2016, we were informed officially by the government there that all our devices and communications would be actively monitored, by both the Kazakh AND US governments. I remember having a certain amount of respect for the fact that at least their government had the balls to tell us face-to-face, openly.

[@horseathalt7308]

LOL Essentially it is israel doing all that hiding behind these two govts.

[@breesechick]

At least they were honest, crap.

[@ingridfong-daley5899]

@@breesechick Right? It weirdly gave me more respect for their government than for my own.

[@Alfred-m6n]

i dont know, I think the correct way to spy on someone is openly.

[@b23456]

Odd these smart people dont identify the source of terrorism- quran, hadith, sunna and progressive political theory.

[@pro_154]

The nsa actually listens to my problems and cares, meanwhile regular people just talk behind my back 😢😢😢😢😢😢 😂😂😂😂

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

😢😢😢😢

[@Confessions089]

Do they really though?

[@jaclynhughes5025]

They would know. Lol 😂

[@HailieBriggs-b8g]

The same thing is happening in Texas. People harass and threaten me, and I'm just a woman at a shelter.

[@jason4275]

NSA is proof anything you do is not protected online.

[@LyricsQuest]

Think NSA stands for.... Not Safe Anymore?

[@nonino1644]

Not a damn thing! They know who everyone is and where everyone is.

[@user-gz4ve8mw9l]

When was it ever?

[@LyricsQuest]

@@user-gz4ve8mw9l Easy, before October 2001.

[@LyricsQuest]

@@user-gz4ve8mw9l Pre patriot act.

[@elessartelcontar9415]

Benjamin Franklin once said: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." Amendment Four to the Constitution was ratified on December 15, 1791. It protects the American people from unreasonable searches and seizures. The official text is written as such: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”

[@AdrianMunch]

I’ve read or heard somewhere that even if you turn off your cellphone you can still be tracked.

[@SapphireEm3rald]

It can

[@LyricsQuest]

It's true. Modern cellphones, with removable batteries, even have backup batteries for the tracker/microphone.

[@inadad8878]

by your biological frequencies

[@clawbdah]

Oh yeah, most phones no longer have a removable battery, but they can store power in chips & turn on a mike at any time... but bleep phones Yer tv microwave & anything Bluetooth or smart does the same.. freaking vacuums spy on you.. and other governments too... & As this states or implies private parties can gather info illegal for .gov to grab, but there is no law saying .gov can't then purchase that data

[@kdsowen2882]

YEP ! plus they can activate the mic and camera...but not if you go 'Sym-less'

[@JosephNine]

WHEN YOU LEARN EVERYTHING ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSE IN LIFE, YOU WIND UP LEARNING NOTHING ABOUT YOURSELF !

[@dilekavan5796]

And waste your life to collect for some info because of some dirty.minded paranoid ill thoughts and evil plans. Life is short. Live it

[@blessedfire365xgf]

Most of the children missing are from department of children services

[@cidquakenbush302]

Actually Democrats

[@Cristina-gw5zp]

😮 wow 😢

[@cmyes]

crazy how the notes app is like a diary but the government can read it

[@tech-bore8839]

Sad thing is no matter how many times surveillance (government or companies) gets exposed, few people are willing to give up many of their technological conveniences. Worst part is they justify it to themselves with "Oh I can't live without my smartphone" or "GPS is a necessity". Few people try to think outside the box to mitigate any of it.

[@officialnotesonlifepodcast]

That is also the reason why this comment has so few likes.

[@AbCd-kq3ky]

Try getting or keeping a job without a laptop and smartphone. I couldn't do it where I'm from.

[@HailieBriggs-b8g]

If the privacy cyber stuff would end I would give up every technical thing I own.

[@bobsmith6079]

0:00 Fun fact not mentioned in the video, this is the NSA repository of all the intercepted data from phone calls, emails, internet and it's located in the Army's Camp Williams in southern Salt Lake County. The aphorism they quoted in the video "If you have nothing to hide then you have nothing to fear" is on a concrete sign located in front of the entrance and all the facility is filled with hard drives containing exabytes of data constantly being drawn from the internet. Between the building and the computer storage it's a multibillion dollar facility that spends $65 million per year on electricity alone.

[@bobsmith6079]

@@Non-finite-Dimensionality You know it's a NSA classified facility. How many ICBM silos have you toured or CIA black sites or how about the bioweapons labs at Fort Dietrick? As for the facility it's got a page on Wikipedia if you want to read about it.

[@bobsmith6079]

@@Non-finite-Dimensionality Try Uber

[@LucyDoo-mr1ts]

I hope one day this twisted sign & this site becomes a memorial of our lost freedom & exactly where it went. Like Na/zi Germany, we are completely fcked

[@dix_pack_of_sixie]

It houses zetabytes...let that sink in. So if you get on the radar, they would only need to parse the data on you for persuasion and/or prosecution.

[@bobsmith6079]

@dix_pack_of_sixie Wikipedia says it has 12 exabytes and there are 1024 exabytes in a zettabyte but nothing surprises in storage or Moore's Law and who knows what they can do with $65 million of electricity.

[@GroovyVideo2]

Drake and Snowden are American Heroes

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

Yess❤❤❤❤

[@billwendell6886]

Tell that to the families of the operatives he killed. To the families of terror victims because the bad guys didn't get caught.

[@BUGMAN-22]

I have said it from day 1. Snowden did not give up a great job and his life in America if it were not serious. I sure miss reporters with integrity and enough balls to do the job (even if it cost them their great jobs also). just saying. no rebels anymore, Hunter S. we miss you.

[@strophosgaming5998]

@@billwendell6886 very easy to label good and bad no? if you are an operative for a government working against another government, your in the game. You should be aware that a slip up will lead you in jail or dead

[@terraincognita9614]

Is there another Drake I don’t know about lmao 😂 “my favorite American is *Drake* because he’s Canadian”

[@cr0wzzz]

Give the person who made the intro a raise! Seriously, the visuals are brilliant for the subject matter.

[@x13xmonkey]

They just get all the information off social media that everyone gives up for free.😂

[@IsabelOrtiz-h5y]

Yup. We fell for/on their "social media" 8:01 trap,hook ,line, & sinker Now they don't have to work 5hat hard at going person to person,we gathered up our friends for them👎👎

[@jaclynhughes5025]

I think they like me

[@RM-lk1so]

Buddy Zuck is always ready to help Big Bro

[@AECRADIO1]

Facebook proves insanity, daily. Giving out information that should NEVER be provided to anybody for any reason. Facebook users are STUPID!

[@jacksmith2983]

That is how the have the tab on every politician and they can blackmail them all.

[@ponytailalogginalong6605]

WEEEELLL Epstein & Ditty did the dirty work, nsa just watched.

[@rhino202]

That and people like epstein, diddy, etc

[@AahFukIt]

Remember when they tapped in on former German chancelor Angela Merkel? That came through my country, the have access here still. Our former foreign minister was charged with stating it on national tv, even when E Snowden told it years ago. Charges was removed yearlier this years, because journalist's would have access to the files. So goverment here dropped the charges,

[@jonathanmuhaluk542]

Bingo! I realized this after Adm. Rogers revealed Trump's campaign was illegally spied on. I'm 100% convinced his cabinet was illegally spied on, given AG Sessions recusal out of thin air. Sessions replacement, which had to be confirmed by Mitch McConnell, was Bill Barr, who did not prosecute one single attacker of the 70+ day siege on the FEDERAL courthouse in Portland (2020), nor any of the DC rioters which required the evacuation of the White House (2020). Trump was kneecapped by his own party. Since then, Fox news reporter James Rosen and conservative radio talk host Dan Bongino revealed they were illegally spied on as well, so they are not even hiding it anymore. Yikes.

[@DrWrapperband]

The NSA didn't notice 9/11 was going to happen? Pull the other one ........

[@Cristina-gw5zp]

Right

[@gurjapsunner2511]

okay so if you look into it you’ll find that multiple agencies and different branches of the same agencies in some cases had all gotten tips or gathered intelligence that in hindsight seem like quite blatantly obvious signs ( like is was practically spelled out) but because they weren’t communicating with one another or lending it any credibility they ended up brushing it off and hadn’t realized how badly they messed up until after

[@MoivinSulunker]

"There we'll shout and sing His praisins in that land forevermore."

[@traceyrychewhite1874]

They should go after the criminals in the government.

[@Rose-jr4tx]

Ironically, a Google algorithm recommended this video to me.

[@peggysue5025]

Really!

[@truthprevails5760]

Thanks Google.

[@kryptonik1522]

NSA recommended it per your google algorithm to build their case against you.

[@AVAM..]

Measuring the current interest level and who is hot on the subject..

[@coolorphans]

I use the NSA as free cloud storage. I just retrieve my data back from an insider I have with them.

[@LyricsQuest]

Your college comp sci friend joined the NSA?

[@coolorphans]

Yes@@LyricsQuest

[@IsabelOrtiz-h5y]

😂😂😂

[@flickwtchr]

Uh, actually Snowden and Manning WERE playing by the rules, it was the NSA that wasn't. Just basic truth telling here.

[@DNETREAPER]

And now theres Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)

[@LucyDoo-mr1ts]

Exactly! Our freedom, what little was left, is gone

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

Wowwwww you still have legislation? 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@OK-pi6fq]

And instead of altering it to exclude regular citizens of the United States all of both parties except a handful on both sides signed it back in.

[@OK-pi6fq]

@@LucyDoo-mr1tsI don’t agree. They still do things in secret for a reason, so we still hold power.

[@saturationstation1446]

@@LucyDoo-mr1ts with all due respect, how were you free inside of a european owned free labor/resource colony? in what world does a free country perpetually torture, starve and enslave its own people to enrich others on the other side of planet who constantly talk about how much they cant stand americans unless they are giving away all their time and money to europe?

[@danielbuenrostro]

Nice try NSA, but I’m behind 11 proxies. I run KZbin in a headless browser with custom scripts to remove any tracking tags from links. My activity is actually bounced between various VPNs so my actual ip address is never given. To be extra safe, any time I want to watch a video I have the raw html printed on paper then faxed to a local animal shelter where a carrier pigeon flies the paper to the PO Box of one of my assistants who I pay to discreetly analyze for any oddities.

[@stevenclever]

🤔 Sounds like an airtight strategy 😄

[@A0891BNAS]

its over you used youtube. get a new pigeon

[@Mega_DP]

I hope the printer is dot matrix 😂

[@nonino1644]

😂👏🏽 the good ole days. Is it still possible to send an email to a mobile phones text? Not email app.

[@nickmontanaro9638]

Joe? Joe Pennington from Flint Michigan?? Dude, how the hell have you been? When I heard you talking about "11 proxies", "headless browsers" and "custom scripts" I was like- "that's gotta be Joe Pennington from Flint Michigan". Haha great to hear from you brother!

[@chrisbarry9345]

And Homeland security can search any house within 100 miles of a coast or border. They can detain or enter the homes of the majority of Americans with no explanation or warrant

[@Frankie1994797]

@CrazyKazy didn't work during Hurricane Katrina, military went to door to door taking guns. That was 2005 and most don't even know, much less rose up about it.

[@BrentleySteakley]

This is actually happening to everyone in America one by one

[@dayoonman3264]

Homeland security was trying to do surveillance on someone from my driveway for 7 days. I thought, "how would a white person react to having dhs parked on their driveway for a week". So i called police and had them removed.

[@_blasfemy]

as always, the best hack is the ongoing hack, that nobody knows about

[@AreWeLearningYet77]

My biggest fascination is what, if any, contingencies are taken to prevent capture of this security apparatus from organized criminals or any shadow faction that would abuse it for personal gain? When you've got the biggest stick that gives you the authority to tell everyone what to do, the stick itself becomes the prize, right?

[@LucyDoo-mr1ts]

That's already happened

[@danimotherofchickens479]

Because they work with those shadow fractions

[@IsabelOrtiz-h5y]

😮Arent they, the NSA & govt servants THE organized criminals, against humanity??

[@nonino1644]

THIS!!! Under rated comment! 🏆💡

[@oddfellow1114]

Ed Snowden is a true American hero. 🤔

[@truthprevails5760]

Amen!

[@JuanLopezXVIII]

That endangered the real names of people working in our military and made that information easily accessible to our enemies. Why did he flee to Russia then? You are the most unpatriotic POS, move to Russia with him

[@dayoonman3264]

Snowden= nsa public relations 😂

[@bigmanforce]

But can they see why kids love cinnamon toast crunch?

[@SheenHunter-SeattleFreeze]

I still do!

[@jason4275]

no, they don't need to sell data, they get a cut of that $800 billion U.S. tax payers gives every year.

[@BicycleFunk]

Funniest comment I've read so far this year. Thank you.

[@jaycho6747]

Silly Rabbit, Trix are for kids.

[@dix_pack_of_sixie]

But neither has hearts, stars, horseshoes, clovers and blue moons, pots of gold and rainbows, and the red balloons.

[@MorphingReality]

whoever made the intro did a good job

[@peerlessindifference]

A Palantír is a dangerous tool, Saruman.

[@boreal2345]

That's kind of the point, and it's a bit sinister...

[@Sammyli99]

Yep, as the Snake entered Eden, and so since 1948.....BC

[@Impulseartworks]

Everyone that watched this just got a data point added

[@bantuandproud8456]

Lol

[@Skyborn-]

In 1947, the UK/USA Agreement was replaced by the NSA treaty, which, in turn, created a new organization that monitors all forms of communication. Canada was a signatory to the NSA treaty, just as it was a signitory to the UK/USA treaty.

[@Unmaleable]

Odd....Im pretty certain there is No Such Agency.

[@QuinnKallisti]

The root9b guy, grew up seing hacking and government organisations depicted with bespoke OS's on computers in movies, and was determined to make that depiction a reality.

[@wolfbrightstone4832]

worrying about them in your room when their already in your head

[@waynehendrix4806]

At least they can spell "They're"... haha. Just when you think You're smart You're wrong... that's Your choice. And the first letter of the first word of a sentence is CAPITALIZED! The first thing we should do as American citizens is to learn to write in English.

[@sandibowen5747]

@@waynehendrix4806and kids today can’t read/write cursive! I wonder if the NSA can!!?!

[@privateprivate5302]

Why can't they find missing people?!!

[@johnnyblade6088]

@privateprivate5302 Because that entails work.

[@JamesMccowan-r2w]

Y would they because it tells every one they know already wake up

[@JamesMccowan-r2w]

It also pays them not to tell where they are

[@Unknown-ek1ox]

You expect too much. It would require having an actual trace which isn't always there - or hard to find buried under big data. Data may or may not be there and then you'd know where to look or look for it in the first place. Not all missing cases go up the ladder or to that institution I'd wager.

[@deadasfboi]

@@Unknown-ek1ox You're right, companies like Root9B only want high bidders. Greed is only part of the reason why people will always stay missing, there's many more reasons.

[@michaeljordan9460]

*Anyone else remember the Biden administration getting information from the credit card companies on anyone that went to DC on January 6th??* *"It's not fascism when we do it" should be the democrats slogan*

[@ronaldcoleman9370]

Why didn't you bring up the "SIGNALS" Program and the "FIVE EYES" in this mass Surveillance (which is a massive part of World Surveillance and what and who they go after!!!

[@chrys3073]

Ever heard of TARGETED INDIVIDUALS??

[@brontesegard8305]

This video is 8 years old.

[@sharonhouse228]

His attitude is all wrong for that position! This is "OUR" country NOT the government's! Love from Iowa!

[@RM-lk1so]

Too bad the 2nd Is a childs wish. From Iowa as well. A fkn Joke. Plain and simple

[@jaxonmills5073]

give him a break he's brainwashed. lol

[@Moon_Presence]

The NSA is my Valentine every year, because they are always there for me and listen to me.

[@BrentleySteakley]

Targeted individual here and this is only a small portion of the truth of what is happening to this nation and the people in it

[@jondoe9548]

The fact that we get free videos on KZbin by VICE News is truly a gift; keeping the education and knowledge alive. 👏👏👏 May I also remind you of the fact that our Native American population in our motherland, the Continent of America before the European Colonizers arrived, was around 15 millions, while the European population in their motherland, the Continent of Europe was around 25 millions. Today, Native American population is 15 million, while the European population, in the Continents of America + Europe, is a staggering TWO BILLION! A shockingly sad truth. 😔 In my humble opinion, it's about time to decolonize the Colonized lands, and return to rightful owners Native American people. Notorious global cardinal crimes the Christian West has committed, and benefited a great deals, such as Slavery & Colonialism had long been over, why on earth is notorious Colonization still lingering on, may I ask? 😔

[@Sobabe-el5ke]

A gift.

[@olefella7561]

Amen!

[@peggysue5025]

Propaganda, perhaps.

[@truthprevails5760]

You are paying with your time.

[@ladyluck5400]

My jaw dropped as I read Native American population in their motherland, the Continent of America before the European Colonizers arrived, was around 15 millions, while the European population in their motherland, the Continent of Europe was around 25 millions. Today, Native American population is 15 million, while the European population, in the Continents of America + Europe, is a staggering TWO BILLION.. It is a shocking sad truth.

[@hiddendevs]

the only thing that changed from 2016 (when this episode aired) to now is that private corporations are getting into the game more than ever before. they're compiling databases, using AI for analysis and collecting your identity, location and behaviors which they then sell to private investigators, local/federal law enforcement and the intelligence community.

[@chrys3073]

Ever heard of Targeted Individuals??

[@libernihilus]

@@chrys3073 The TI phenomenon is one of two things: People with psychosis, and people who are actually under active investigation/surveillance by gov't threat actors who aren't great at staying surreptitious. A little paranoia is healthy. Too much, you can't narrow your focus. Ten years ago you'd be called crazy for suggesting that they are collecting data on this scale. Just remember, they are about 20-30 years ahead tech-wise, and it's all top secret still.

[@InkaPley]

Slow clap for Claudio..meeting at an Old STASI tower for your interview is sooo badass.

[@FrankFriedrich-lc6ie]

Is the NSA grooming certain people for criminal activity

[@Curtis-u5g]

They put the back door in the devices before they put them out mass distribution

[@Sammyli99]

TOYS are designed and re-designed to ensure "total observation", the Hacks, and pretend crack-softwares are just a Feel-Safe-Game.

[@AdamsDouglas-z8m]

China does

[@optimusprinceps6412]

This coming off the heels of FISA is too perfect

[@Istiqamahinsights]

All of their sophistication shined liked a bright star when they retreated from Afghanistan.

[@sfreemanoh]

This is a confusing topic for me. On the one hand, mass surveillance of your own population is bad. ON the other hand, not all of your population is decent, hardworking people, and some of them are probably right this very moment planning evil acts. How do you balance individual liberties with keeping the population at large safe? I don't have an answer, but I can see both sides.

[@evaander]

I hope my nsa agent is reading this, I hope you’re doing well big bro

[@Sammyli99]

bit lame, that! You must be Gen Z...made by NSA zapping Mom.

[@Boomhauersdad]

Thanks 😂

[@jaclynhughes5025]

I was thinking something similar lol 😂

[@thehoneydeev]

Or big sis 😅

[@waynehendrix4806]

Thanks.

[@Waldemarvonanhalt]

The US government read the plot of Deus Ex and thought to themselves, "Yes, this is exactly what we want!"

[@Bluelightning23]

It's kind of a double-edged sword. If they can stop terrorist acts, that would be good, but at the same time, they're surveiling people who aren't doing anything, but how do you know unless you look? What sucks is having to react to a terrorist actions rather than stopping it.

[@mariegilmartin8827]

Agreed , Pro Action not Re Action

[@johnnyshanksalot8358]

Those who trade essential liberty for the temporary illusion of security deserve neither & are sure to lose both.

[@JLT9150]

The ways to push back against terrorism ... * social stabiliyy thru social welfare * controlled immigration * international assistance instead of forced foreign aid * studying relations of respect instead of dominance * sharing knowledge and knowhow * mutual intelligence resources instead of controlling information

[@studyroomhk2868]

But the US gov keeps blaming other countries for the same thing.

[@WAC-qh6mk]

Remember the chief's word salad last time about holding themselves to a higher standard ,If it weren't for double standards, the police would have no standards at all.

[@SkeeterHowitzer]

Beginning in 1995, all USA-made devices have NSA chips in them. All Chinese-made components same.

[@nonino1644]

Included the new energy saving light bulbs.💡

[@SkeeterHowitzer]

Big pushing to give them away to the poor.@@nonino1644

[@BendsSpace]

You can see what's in your devices yourself--just open them up (granted a little experience is required). There's no reason to have a separate chip, what actually happens is existing chips have software backdoors in binary blobs. It's also certainly not all devices, though there is risk. There is much higher risk in countries where whistle blowing isn't possible, since in other countries companies would and do get called out by their employees.

[@BendsSpace]

@@nonino1644 How would your light bulb send out the data? Definitely a risk for smart bulbs that are given internet access, though there's no difference between an energy saving bulb and a regular bulb as far as risk--both don't have a connection and can have the same components.

[@BendsSpace]

@@nonino1644 (A smart bulb with an internet connection can be used for surveillance and DDoS attacks, though if they did it would be detectable (depending on what it's doing, e.g. your bulb shouldn't be sending out of network), so major brands couldn't do it without costing their reputation.)

[@orangutan461]

I’m fine NSA listening to me for national intelligence. Unless u doing some weird ass and suspicious things. U acting like China, Russia, EU don’t do that. These type counter measures prevent terrorist attacks effectively.

[@pauobunyon9791]

No one should be listening to you at all. We have privacy and this should be respected

[@orangutan461]

@@pauobunyon9791 They are not listening to every Americans, that’s the thing. Everyone are acting like they are listening to hundreds of millions of Americans 24/7 non-stop people every second of your life. NO, they only listen to suspicious people. Example, foreign just coming into the US. Immigrants (legal process) etc etc. But American stupidly got the best of them. They think some dude sitting in a room with headphones and a bigass screen listening.