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dreamnightwind

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21. Only those looking to control or imprison others

Reply to mia (Reply #19)

Sat Apr 12, 2014, 12:13 AM

Apr 2014

will know everything about everyone. The rest of us will be kept in line with the threat of embarrassing or incriminating information.

If this somehow resulted in us knowing all of the dirt and activities of the oligarchs and their minions, it might, as you suggest, be worth the loss of our privacy. Somehow I don't see it spinning out that way. We'll never know their activities, but they will know ours.

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NSA Knew About And 'Exploited' Heartbleed For Years: Bloomberg [View all] WillyT Apr 2014 OP

just meta data, doncha know? grasswire Apr 2014 #1

2 For 1 Special, I Suppose... WillyT Apr 2014 #2

we're not being spied on! because the One said so! MisterP Apr 2014 #13

More info BlindTiresias Apr 2014 #3

k and r nt Mojorabbit Apr 2014 #4

They did not write the code RobertEarl Apr 2014 #5

Sorry... WillyT Apr 2014 #7

According to the Bloomberg artilce... idendoit Apr 2014 #6

Prove it is false, because so far the only thing we have is a denial from NSA ... nt MindMover Apr 2014 #8

I'm not the one making the assertion. idendoit Apr 2014 #9

People in the know, YES .... MindMover Apr 2014 #10

Try to emulate your avatar and not worry so much. idendoit Apr 2014 #12

I know, for a FACT, that the NSA was not behind it.... PosterChild Apr 2014 #23

That's EARNED trust. Pholus Apr 2014 #11

Only two choices? idendoit Apr 2014 #14

Yup, the two people are questionable. Pholus Apr 2014 #15

+100 !!! PosterChild Apr 2014 #22

Wow, I feel so much safer...Thanks NSA! Oilwellian Apr 2014 #16

K&R. JDPriestly Apr 2014 #17

NSA steals our property and NSA apologists enable them. There is pragmatic_dem Apr 2014 #18

So everyone will know everything about each and every one of us. mia Apr 2014 #19

who cares? here is who cares pragmatic_dem Apr 2014 #20

Only those looking to control or imprison others dreamnightwind Apr 2014 #21

Every day, and in every way, I feel Safer and Safer! n/t n2doc Apr 2014 #24

I'd have thought the NSA would only be one of dozens of organizations to have taken advantage Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #25

K&R DeSwiss Apr 2014 #26