I hate to repeat a post, but the latest NSA revelations are more profound than I can describe

[joshcryer]

66. The NSA has infiltrated TOR, too, so be aware.

TOR has its own weaknesses. I'm not especially paranoid either, but as an avowed anarchist (google my name and that term if you disbelieve me), I know I'm on some lists somewhere. It's just inevitable.

I think ultimately the NSA is the gold standard for spying on the world. And I think they know it. I think, ironically, while the US constitution is simultaneously the gold standard for free speech protections, our own government is spying on its own citizens to shut that down. It's amazing really.

Another poster posted about this new malware that infects BIOS's of certain computers. This shit is insane. Yet, the NSA gets a free pass (I am increasingly convinced this is an NSA operation).

Shut down the NSA and CIA and replace it with absolute transparency. If the US wants to remain relevant, they will do this. They can, in theory, even keep the NSA and CIA, but make them fully and completely and utterly transparent. Every action viewable by the world at large. OK, so some agents get deported, so what, at least we tried. OK, so some ambassadors get kicked out, OK, at least we tried. But the US is too corrupt to event attempt that.

Think about it. Would a foreign country really expel an agent who was openly trying to infiltrate the Taliban? Fuck no they wouldn't. But a guy who's on a motorcycle who blows away two innocent people? No fucking shit they'll expel them!