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32. I'm posting the tech crunch story.

Reply to burnodo (Reply #31)

Thu Aug 1, 2013, 08:20 PM

Aug 2013

Read the Suffolk PD Press release.

Sorry, this little myth has gone up in smoke

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Big Boss, Not Big Brother, Spotted Long Island Family's 'Suspicious' Google Searches [View all] sufrommich Aug 2013 OP

Thanks for this interesting development. gvstn Aug 2013 #1

It's kind of a distinction without much of a difference. reformist2 Aug 2013 #100

The company owns their computers and is responsible for them. So that's a difference. And pnwmom Aug 2013 #112

One reason (among many) why all the facts should be known before conclusions are drawn. . . Journeyman Aug 2013 #2

Yep. Especially by "journalists" who jumped sufrommich Aug 2013 #4

Apparently the conclusion over at KOS was "Impeach Obama" tridim Aug 2013 #34

You can bet on one thing though treestar Aug 2013 #3

HOF? nt sufrommich Aug 2013 #6

Hair On Fire. nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #15

Got it, I guess I'm a little touchy and sufrommich Aug 2013 #52

my first reaction too. nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #54

we use so many acronyms these days treestar Aug 2013 #106

Interesting... MineralMan Aug 2013 #5

Oh for the love of God (red faced here) Peacetrain Aug 2013 #7

It's what I hate most about the internet, too many sufrommich Aug 2013 #9

Well I am one of those who always says wait three days Peacetrain Aug 2013 #12

It hasn't been three days yet. reusrename Aug 2013 #83

That's a great policy. n/t pnwmom Aug 2013 #114

Nisht gefidlt or the comedian, Ish Kabibble REP Aug 2013 #50

That is interesting.. it is just something my Grandma Peacetrain Aug 2013 #66

Goyim think "ische ga bibble" is Yiddish, but it isn't and contains 0% Yiddish REP Aug 2013 #79

Did not even know it was Yiddish Peacetrain Aug 2013 #80

The Guardian lately is starting to resemble the other London rags, unfortunately. n/t pnwmom Aug 2013 #113

One big problem is that people are not distinguishing between sufrommich Aug 2013 #116

Unfortunately, I'm referring to the Guardian news. pnwmom Aug 2013 #121

forbes.com? burnodo Aug 2013 #8

I knew this would happen, soon other news sources will report sufrommich Aug 2013 #10

Here's another link tammywammy Aug 2013 #13

And another from Wired: sufrommich Aug 2013 #24

Uh, the police dept. issued a press release MineralMan Aug 2013 #14

why did the police department investigate a matter for the federal government? burnodo Aug 2013 #18

Why not? MineralMan Aug 2013 #20

why not? are you kidding? burnodo Aug 2013 #25

Local cops investigate lots of things. MineralMan Aug 2013 #30

you seem rather insistent burnodo Aug 2013 #33

Because I can. MineralMan Aug 2013 #37

Very good. burnodo Aug 2013 #39

Thanks for the permission. MineralMan Aug 2013 #40

You're welcome burnodo Aug 2013 #42

So your position is that HS is supposed to be actively searching all US Google queries for content? Thor_MN Aug 2013 #88

Because it's not only a matter for the federal government? jeff47 Aug 2013 #81

It's not a matter for federal govt OR local police muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #99

No, that's the wife's story. jeff47 Aug 2013 #109

We see whose side you instinctively take in employer-employee relations muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #122

You've skipped over a whole lot of her story. jeff47 Aug 2013 #123

No, you've imagined a whole lot of that muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #125

You're trying really, really hard to protect someone who admitted she lied. jeff47 Aug 2013 #126

Again, you're just making things up muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #127

A bomb threat type situation is a matter for ALL law enforcement. phleshdef Aug 2013 #118

Forbes hired the flaky Ms Catalano, but its reporting here is correct nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #16

Forbes hired her? burnodo Aug 2013 #21

She has a lot of questions to answer. nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #26

so does Forbes burnodo Aug 2013 #31

I'm posting the tech crunch story. geek tragedy Aug 2013 #32

which is why you feel the need to repeat yourself? burnodo Aug 2013 #38

Forbes didn't "hire" her, she's a freelance writer. sufrommich Aug 2013 #27

that won't be happening again nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #29

that's what I was thinking. elehhhhna Aug 2013 #17

I believe the woman who started this whole story has written for Forbes.com KittyWampus Aug 2013 #19

so Forbes.com is thoroughly suspect burnodo Aug 2013 #23

The Suffolk Police department issued the press release to geek tragedy Aug 2013 #28

so other outlets reporting the same bad information burnodo Aug 2013 #35

The only bad information is from Catalano. Her story is bullshit. End of discussion. nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #44

are you Mineral Man now? burnodo Aug 2013 #49

"victory for Obama" geek tragedy Aug 2013 #53

If victory for Pres Obama leftynyc Aug 2013 #107

There are no unanswered questions here whatsoever. phleshdef Aug 2013 #119

you aren't going to reply any more are you? snooper2 Aug 2013 #87

So, the wife or the husband did a search on their work computer Autumn Aug 2013 #11

The article is really confusing Hydra Aug 2013 #36

Yes it is. Since she's a writer I can see her searching for those terms. Autumn Aug 2013 #41

Maybe they were trying to get the ex-employer in trouble? leftstreet Aug 2013 #51

Seems pretty straightforward to me. OilemFirchen Aug 2013 #58

I didn't see where he was mentioned. But as a free lance writer, she should be aware that Autumn Aug 2013 #60

Where who was mentioned? The son? OilemFirchen Aug 2013 #64

Yes, the part about the son being the ex employee. I haven't seen that in the articles Autumn Aug 2013 #69

I'm surmising. OilemFirchen Aug 2013 #72

... and I retract! OilemFirchen Aug 2013 #75

That is strange isn't it. She's young enough to want a career. Autumn Aug 2013 #78

I've read this article 3 times Hydra Aug 2013 #22

Yeah, me too. reusrename Aug 2013 #55

I'm employed as a freelance journalist sweetloukillbot Aug 2013 #67

You're either self employed, or you aren't. reusrename Aug 2013 #82

This message was self-deleted by its author sweetloukillbot Aug 2013 #84

I do contract work under a 1099 for a single paper sweetloukillbot Aug 2013 #86

I do freelance work myself. reusrename Aug 2013 #89

I agree there. sweetloukillbot Aug 2013 #91

I think she does cooking so they probably purchased her recipes or something. reusrename Aug 2013 #95

Why did they interview the husband and not her if the searches were on her work PC TriplD Aug 2013 #43

Was his work PC. He was the one who got fired nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #45

The woman has clarified leftynyc Aug 2013 #108

Propaganda spin has begun. Pass the Vomit bag diabeticman Aug 2013 #46

.... sagat Aug 2013 #48

Condolences on the passing of your paranoid theory. geek tragedy Aug 2013 #103

You are just a rude thing! diabeticman Aug 2013 #104

"Don't suspect your neighbor; turn them in!" ~Public sign in Terry Gilliam's "Brazil". n/t Fire Walk With Me Aug 2013 #47

Good thing TPTB had all their content handy to search right away (son & husbands) usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #56

I'm sure that the fact that there were three of them figures into this. reusrename Aug 2013 #61

But if they were just scanning network end points meta then it would look like a single user usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #70

Careful, or you'll give away sources and methods. reusrename Aug 2013 #85

You should try reading the post before offering factually false commentary. Nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #90

I was on Facebook and there are some people RebelOne Aug 2013 #57

The problem with that is the algorithms are classified. reusrename Aug 2013 #59

And they'll probably be disappointed when they aren't n/t sweetloukillbot Aug 2013 #68

Wow, so many suckers out there taking the bait. BenzoDia Aug 2013 #62

Gotta know - What's 'the bait' ? Bonx Aug 2013 #120

You and your silly facts! zappaman Aug 2013 #63

Recommended. (nt) NYC_SKP Aug 2013 #65

Pic of explosives on her Facebook--- msanthrope Aug 2013 #71

That picture is from July 4th. nt sufrommich Aug 2013 #73

The Boston Bombers used fireworks bought in New Hampshire for their bombs. msanthrope Aug 2013 #74

That seems too convoluted and conspiratorial to me. sufrommich Aug 2013 #76

I didn't say it was smart. nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #77

That the government would think searches for "pressure cooker" and "backpack" killbotfactory Aug 2013 #92

Why is it disturbing? BklnDem75 Aug 2013 #93

They are two common household items. nt killbotfactory Aug 2013 #94

That were used in an attack in Boston BklnDem75 Aug 2013 #96

They where plus EXPLOSIVES killbotfactory Aug 2013 #97

The statement from the police department: BklnDem75 Aug 2013 #98

Was the work computer a laptop or notebook the company took back... JHB Aug 2013 #101

Where I work MadrasT Aug 2013 #102

Right, but that was at your workplace, if I understand you correctly JHB Aug 2013 #105

If it was his home computer with company-required monitoring software PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #117

Why would a boss cut corners and try to foist expenses onto employees? JHB Aug 2013 #124

Search history is saved in multiple places jeff47 Aug 2013 #111

I thought that story didn't pass the smell test. Zoeisright Aug 2013 #110

I've researched both pressure cookers and backpacks gollygee Aug 2013 #115