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10 Amazing and Scary Ways Technology (and government) is spying on you now



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10 Amazing and Scary Ways Technology (and government) is spying on you now

Technology can enrich our lives in amazing ways, enabling us to do things never before dreamed possible.
On the downside, it can also be used to track, monitor and potentially control us (as individuals or society).

Do you feel comfortable with this idea? Does this kind of activity make 'us' all safer.

Watch and contribute your thoughts.

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Everett
I'm going to apply my tin foil hat, because if the governments are watching us, so are the aliens! I actually don't care if big brother, or big momma is watching me. It makes me feel so protected, and boosts my self esteem knowing that someone is always on the look out for me, right? In the future, it is predicted that all your actions, no matter what you do will be recorded, and inputted into a database. This is actually already occurring, and there is basically no way to stop this, it's ever growing like a weed.

If this can stop future potential attacks, say terror attacks, then this is obviously a good measure. However, because I live in the United States of America, we have amendments and bills that are suppose to protect us from big brother, or big momma. Hopefully all these spy cameras are not violating such amendments, or bills.



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idealmike
Great thread Bev! I was reading something the other day about how the Russian government is trying to get backdoors into all the instant communication apps like Whatsapp, Skype etc etc so they could monitor what people are talking about as a way to detect and prevent terrorism happening. You can read the story on IBTimes here. This is in stark contrast to why these apps use encryption in the first place. I can see why they want to do it for detecting and prevention of criminal or terrorist activity. But at the end of the day, people need to have privacy and should be free to talk in private without some 3rd party agency snooping in on your every conversation. Yes it might make us safer, but at the same time, I value my privacy and sometimes things that happen or get said on the mile, should stay on the mile!

It's like that case recently with Apple Vs FBI in which FBI wanted Apple to give them a back door that would let them bypass the security system of the phone. If Apple done that and it fell into the wrong hands, it could be detrimental to the security of every phone and everything Apple had worked on in the past 10 years to make sure that someone who stole your phone couldn't access it, COULD access it. So at some point, you have to draw the line you know? You have to say okay, it's fair enough that they want to gain access to a phone that was used be a terrorist (even if naive of the FBI to think there'd be anything criminalizing on it). But if we do this now, what's to say other people aren't going to want to do that too knowing that iPhone security could simply be by passed using some tool. Oddly enough they got some hacker to do it for them and didn't even need Apples help.

Another frightening story I came across just last night is a massive 25,000 strong CCTV botnet that was recently discovered by accident which meant that the hackers had access to that all CCTV cameras around the world pretty much as they are all connected to the Internet and often they are not high on companies optimization and use very old software and firewalls to protect them but they are often hacked by hackers and used in DDOS attacks as well. Just search Google for 25,000 strong CCTV botnet and you'll see it trending.

But should the government get access to our cell phones and even our computers? Should they be able to see every message that's sent and every word that's said? I don't think they should no. Could it make us safer? I guess, in a way. But then do we really want to live in a world where we can't do nothing without the government first knowing about it? What about if you said something to a friend that was read out of context like "I think the Cubs are going to blow up tonight!". Meaning they're going to do well at a game but it could be taken out of context and the next thing you know you've got SWAT all over your house asking you to put down the rolling pin you was making ginger bread men from and asking you to get down on the ground and put your hands on your head!

This reminds me of a funny meme actually too. It's a bit large to put here but oh well here goes!
10 Amazing and Scary Ways Technology (and government) is spying on you now



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Everett
This brings up an interesting topic, using apps or devices that give the option to use your fingerprint to unlock. I've only used a couple of apps that have this option, and I tend to stay far away from it. I do not want anyone getting access to my thumbprints! You know the alphabet government agencies have backdoors into these apps already, either by request, or some business arrangement.

Pretty soon, you're going to have to verify your identity at the DMV, or other agencies with your DNA to be absolutely certain you are whom you say you are, the way technology is currently progressing. It seems scary to think your fingerprints or even your DNA is collected just to verify your identity.

What's in this world that is so scary these agencies want your blood to verify you are whom you say you are? Why are you freely just offering such data to unlock a mobile phone, or app?



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anwebservices
I have nothing to fear or hide, so i could simply say, who cares if they watching me or us. BUT in other hand, we used to see (in movies and elsewhere) that criminals or terrorists are spayed on, tracked down and eventually arrested. So still makes me wandering what is exactly behind all this crap by spaying on all of us? I personally don't believe it's for our own good. What happen to privacy? Many times we are asked for permission if taxation office or someone else can have access to our personal life, while on the other side governments spaying on all of us without any permission. So... Makes me little uncomfortable to be honest, either i said i have nothing to hide. But why someone have to know how many coffees i had, where and with whom if i am not suspected for anything??? Truth about where is all this leading, is probably mystery....



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Lynne
I think any government officials spying on me should do some real work LOL. I have nothing interesting to be spying on at all.

Maybe some people feel that they are having their privacy invaded, but perhaps this is also making the world a safer place because they can keep tabs on criminals.



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Corzhens
For me, that spying is probable because the technology of communications is so advance with the camera and microphone. However, I am not a bit scared if you say the government will be spying on me since I am an ordinary person and I have nothing to hide in terms of legal or illegal matters. In fact, I go for the proposal to have a National ID and I am wondering why people are protesting against it and saying that the ID system will be used by the government to control people.



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