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nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts) Wed Jun 26, 2013, 01:49 PM Jun 2013

PRISM and Stellar Wind Programs [View all]

A top-secret arm of the controversial Stellar Wind program set up in the wake of 9/11 is allowing the National Security Agency and the FBI to tap directly into the central servers of nine major Internet companies to extract audio, video, photos, emails and documents that let analysts track an individual's communication, CBS News has learned.

The program, called PRISM, was established in 2007, according to The Washington Post, which broke the story Thursday evening. CBS News senior correspondent John Miller said it doesn't deal with names but was designed as a way for the government to track suspected terrorists. It culls metadata from Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, PalTalk, AOL, Skype, YouTube and Apple and will soon include Dropbox.

http://www.talkleft.com/story/2013/6/7/42840/79770/civilliberties/PRISM-and-Stellar-Wind-Programs

Yeah we know the leaker is worst than hitler, Stalin and Pol Pot combined. Now that the two minute of hate have been taken care off...can we deal with this? Can we actually focus on what is really going on?

Next word you should research, and defend I s'pose by deflection...is Tempora.

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PRISM and Stellar Wind Programs [View all] nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 OP

This is the same shoddy reporting that got debunked weeks ago re: geek tragedy Jun 2013 #1

Rehash: ProSense Jun 2013 #3

Remember Drake, remember Binney? sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #8

Yes, ProSense Jun 2013 #17

Huh?? I asked if you remembered BINNEY. This is all you remember of Binney? Then let me help you: sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #27

Are you familiar with Talk Left by any chance? sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #4

Yes, I know both Jeralyn and Armando. geek tragedy Jun 2013 #5

Lol, do they know you? Eg, have you posted your opinion directly to Jeralyn? sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #11

That is a weeks old blog post quoting CBS/WaPo geek tragedy Jun 2013 #15

Regardless, all one has to do is check the their links and it goes to an old, debunked news article. KittyWampus Jun 2013 #9

Talk Left ProSense Jun 2013 #13

And, was this article about Hillary Clinton? Why is that relevant to the fact that our government sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #19

K&R idwiyo Jun 2013 #2

This is old, misleading/inaccurate news. From the article we learn that "direct access" in regards KittyWampus Jun 2013 #6

This is sooooooo last week. DCBob Jun 2013 #7

Can we talk Tempora? It is not last week. nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #10

Sure.. its delicious! DCBob Jun 2013 #12

In your case your crazy defense nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #14

They watch us through our TVs snooper2 Jun 2013 #22

So what's your opinion of this vast Surveillance structure we are living under? sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #21

Its necessary. DCBob Jun 2013 #23

Why is it necessary to track American citizens? nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #28

Why is it not necessary? DCBob Jun 2013 #32

It is sad this has to be asked nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #33

Surely you see the legitimate conflicting issues of personal rights and national security? DCBob Jun 2013 #35

Well you surely recognize how fear of the state nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #36

"Soviet Russia, or the Stasi"?? DCBob Jun 2013 #37

Yes, and your answer bellow to Sabrina was a classic nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #38

thank you. DCBob Jun 2013 #39

I am not sure you comprehend exactly nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #40

'They are angry at us for our freedoms'. So your way to end terrorism is to do the job for them? sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #30

I dont agree we "live in a surveillance state". DCBob Jun 2013 #34

I've never heard of it. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. I will definitely look it up. liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #24

Here nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #26

Good advice Nadin. Cleita Jun 2013 #16

Some of us have...I like his saga as inspiration for fiction nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #18

It will make a good international spy thriller once you get all the details and Cleita Jun 2013 #20

unrec a wreck of a post. n/t Whisp Jun 2013 #25

I make a delicious tempura. HappyMe Jun 2013 #29

rec'd already for sticking to the issues rather than attempting to deflect from them. sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #31