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    Edward Snowden's New Revelations Are Truly Chilling

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    Post  Carol Mon Mar 14, 2016 1:56 pm


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo9arZs21WI
    Edward Snowden's New Revelations Are Truly Chilling

    Former intelligence contractor and NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden told the BBC's Panorama that the UK intelligence centre GCHQ has the power to hack phones without their owners’ knowledge.

    In an interview with the BBC’s ‘Panorama’ which aired in Britain last week, Edward Snowden spoke in detail about the spying capabilities of the UK intelligence agency GCHQ. He disclosed that government spies can legally hack into any citizen’s phone to listen in to what’s happening in the room, view files, messages and photos, pinpoint exactly where a person is (to a much more sophisticated level than a normal GPS system), and monitor a person’s every move and every conversation, even when the phone is turned off. These technologies are named after Smurfs, those little blue cartoon characters who had a recent Hollywood makeover. But despite the cute name, these technologies are very disturbing; each one is built to spy on you in a different way:

    “Dreamy Smurf”: lets the phone be powered on and off

    “Nosey Smurf”:lets spies turn the microphone on and listen in on users, even if the phone itself is turned off

    “Tracker Smurf”:a geo-location tool which allows [GCHQ] to follow you with a greater precision than you would get from the typical triangulation of cellphone towers.

    “Paranoid Smurf”: hides the fact that it has taken control of the phone. The tool will stop people from recognising that the phone has been tampered with if it is taken in for a service, for instance.

    Snowden says: “They want to own your phone instead of you.” It sounds very much like he means we are being purposefully encouraged to buy our own tracking devices. That kinda saved the government some money, didn’t it?


    His revelations should worry anyone who cares about human rights, especially in an era where the threat of terrorism is used to justify all sorts of governmental crimes against civil liberties. We have willingly given up our freedoms in the name of security; as a result we have neither. We seem to have forgotten that to live as a free person is a basic human right: we are essentially free beings. We are born naked and without certification; we do not belong to any government nor monarchy nor individual, we don’t even belong to any nation or culture or religion- these are all social constructs. We belong only to the universe that created us, or whatever your equivalent belief. It is therefore a natural human right not to be not be under secret surveillance by your own government, those corruptible liars who are supposedly elected by and therefore accountable to the people.

    The danger for law-abiding citizens who say they have nothing to fear because they are not terrorists, beware: many peaceful British protesters have been arrested under the Prevention Of Terrorism Act since its introduction in 2005. Edward Snowden‘s disclosure confirms just how far the attack on civil liberties has gone since 9/11 and the London bombings. Both events have allowed governments the legal right to essentially wage war on their own people, through the Patriot Act in the USA and the Prevention Of Terrorism Act in the UK. In Britain, as in the USA, terrorism and activism seem to have morphed into one entity, while nobody really knows who the real terrorists are any more. A sad but absolutely realistic fact of life in 2015: if you went to a peaceful protest at weekend and got detained, you’re probably getting hacked right now.

    It’s one more reason to conclude that smartphones suck. And as much as we convince ourselves how cool they are, it’s hard to deny their invention has resulted in a tendency for humans to behave like zombies, encouraged child labor, made us more lonely than ever, turned some of us into narcissistic selfie–addicts, and prevented us from communicating with those who really matter (the ones in the same room at the same time). Now, Snowden has given us yet another reason to believe that smartphones might be the dumbest thing we could have ever inflicted on ourselves.


    VIDEO: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-10-08/edward-snowdens-new-revelations-are-truly-chilling


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    Post  Carol Mon Mar 14, 2016 2:00 pm


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    Edward Snowden: 'I know how to keep a secret safe' - BBC

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    Post  Carol Mon Mar 14, 2016 2:03 pm


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8pkUTav0mk
    Edward Snowden Interview on Apple vs. FBI, Privacy, the NSA, and More

    Published on Feb 25, 2016
    "There's a very real difference between allegiance to country–allegiance to people–than allegiance to state, which is what nationalism today is really more about," says Edward Snowden. On February 20, the whistleblowing cybersecurity expert addressed a wide range of questions during an in-depth interview with Reason's Nick Gillespie at Liberty Forum, a gathering of the Free State Project (FSP) in Manchester, New Hampshire.

    FSP seeks to move 20,000 people over the next five years to New Hampshire, where they will secure "liberty in our lifetime" by affecting the political, economic, and cultural climate of the state. Over 1,900 members have already migrated to the state and their impact is already being felt. Among their achievements to date:

    getting 15 of their brethren in the state House, challenging anti-ridehail laws, fighting in court for outre religious liberty, winning legal battles over taping cops, being mocked by Colbert for heroically paying off people's parking meters, hosting cool anything goes festivals for libertarians, nullifying pot juries, and inducing occasional pants-wetting absurd paranoia in local statists.

    Snowden's cautionary tale about the the dangers of state surveillance wasn't lost on his audience of libertarians and anarchists who reside in the "Live Free or Die" state. He believes that technology has given rise to unprecedented freedom for individuals around the world—but he says so from an undisclosed location in authoritarian Russia.

    And he reminds us that governments also have unprecedented potential to surveil their populations at a moment's notice, without anyone ever realizing what's happening.

    "They know more about us than they ever have in the history of the United States," Snowden warns. "They're excusing themselves from accountability to us at the same time they're trying to exert greater power over us."

    In the midst of a fiercely contested presidential race, Snowden remains steadfast in his distrust of partisan politics and declined to endorse any particular candidate or party, or even to label his beliefs. "I do see sort of a clear distinction between people who have a larger faith in liberties and rights than they do in states and institutions," he grants. "And this would be sort of the authoritarian/libertarian axis in the traditional sense. And I do think it’s clear that if you believe in the progressive liberal tradition, which is that people should have greater capability to act freely, to make their own choices, to enjoy a better and freer life over the progression of sort of human life, you’re going to be pushing away from that authoritarian axis at all times."

    Snowden drews laughs when asked if he was eligible to vote via absentee ballot. "This is still a topic of...active research," he deadpans.

    But he stresses that the U.S. government can win back trust and confidence through rigorous accountability to citizens and by living up to the ideals on which the country was founded. "We don’t want Russia or China or North Korea or Iran or France or Germany or Brazil or any other country in the world to hold us up as an example for why we should be narrowing the boundaries of liberty around the world instead of expanding them," says Snowden.

    Runs about 50 minutes.

    Go here for full transcript, downloadable versions, and more links and videos: http://reason.com/reasontv/2016/02/25...

    Produced by Todd Krainin and Nick Gillespie. Cameras by Meredith Bragg and Krainin.

    Visit http://reason.com/reasontv/2016/02/22... for full text, links, and downloadable versions. And subscribe to Reason TV to be notified when new videos are released.

    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    0:00 - Edward Snowden, welcome to New Hampshire. Meet the Free State Project.

    0:53 - Apple vs. the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Why should strong encryption be legal?

    5:02 - Is privacy dead? Should we just get over it?

    10:48 - What would a legal and effective government surveillance program look like?

    14:53 - Could we have stopped the slide into mass surveillance? Shouldn't we have seen it coming?

    19:04 - How can government earn back the trust and confidence of the American people?

    21:40 - What's wrong with our political parties?

    24:27 - What are Snowden's political beliefs? Is he a libertarian?

    26:27 - How did Snowden educate himself? Is he helped or hurt by his lack of formal education?

    28:48 - Why did Snowden see bulk surveillance differently than his NSA co-workers?

    33:03 - Was the NSA involved in gathering evidence against Ross Ulbricht?

    35:39 - Will the government eventually give up fighting internet commerce? Or will they just change tactics?

    37:32 - How can Snowden advocate freedom from a place like Russia?

    41:00 - How should we teach children about the Internet?

    43:43 - Under what conditions would Snowden return to the United States?


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    Post  B.B.Baghor Tue Mar 15, 2016 2:03 am

    Thank you, Carol, for these videos with Edward Snowden. To me he's one of the major wayshowers in our world today,
    revealing information that nudges huge parts of the population, like those in New Hampshire, to begin to think for themselves and
    wake up to the truth that it's time now to step into our power and create a reality that resonates with our deepest heart's desire.
    Each in their own time and way. We've been led astray far enough, by ourselves and others, though in truth nobody can stop us,
    to live a sovereign life, except when we allow it. ET wants to go..... home. And so do many human souls, I can see it happening,
    the veil is thinning fast. Which involves also the revelation of who we truly are. To be true, it also, at times, scared the hell out of
    me, witnessing that, lately Blink Heh heh

    Here in the English countryside, small retail is sadly disappearing and I see some of the empty shops turn into micropubs.
    On the window of one I found a flyer, advertizing an evening with that prize winning Citizen4 documentary, with Edward
    interviewed and filmed by Laura Poitras. I felt my heart jump up and I thought "Ha, there's at least some people here
    awake to what happens in the big world out there!" It's been a bit of a shock, to me, to witness in the English countryside,
    that most residents live on their small islands, mainly unaware of what happens in the real world..... out there Shocked
    And I mean the REAL world in the truest sense, looking further than the length of our nose.

    It's the sorrows of old age, the icing on the cake, the electrically heated cat-mattress or the endless row with the neighbour about
    property boundaries, that is hot topic here. I've begun to grasp the meaning of the English expression "My home is my castle" Cheerful

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    Post  Carol Tue Mar 15, 2016 4:12 pm

    You're welcome. I thought him a self-sacrificing hero and am saddened he has to go through all of this doing the "right thing."


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd6qN167wKo
    Shocking New Snowden Confession: “Climate Change is a Hoax by the CIA”
    Monday, March 14, 2016 23:30


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    UPDATE: Edward Snowden is not the only person coming out this week saying global warming was a hoax. So is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,


    Let me begin by saying that unless you’ve taken the time to look into Edward Snowden, then he’s probably not who you think he is. He’s certainly not the low level data entry schmuck the media made him out to be when he spilled many of the NSA’s secrets and then had to flee the country back in 2013. The public was led to believe that Snowden was little more than the guy from IT that you call when the printer toner runs out, but being a sneaky little bastard, he managed to sneak in a zip drive one day and downloaded all kinds of top secret information. Nothing could be further from the truth.

    Since Snowden’s most recent revelation is something so big it will shatter the world view of tens of millions of people if true, I thought I’d provide a little background on the man before the article below. After all, Snowden isn’t revealing that there is no such thing as Santa Clause. He’s saying that “global warming is a complete hoax that was invented by the CIA.” There’s a damn good reason the media painted Snowden to be such a nobody, and that’s because they knew they had to discredit him publicly before he dropped any major truth bombs.


    Edward Snowden was not some guy that you call when the printer toner runs low. We’re talking about a guy whose co-worker at the NSA once told Forbes Magazine that although the NSA was filled with tons of smart people, Snowden was “a genius among geniuses,” The following brief summary comes from wikipedia, but it’s highly condensed. It is my intention to provide just enough information to spark your curiosity, so that you’ll watch the AMAZING documentary below. With a claim the size of the one Snowden is making, it’s important you get a sense of precisely who is making it. Wikipedia says:

    On May 7, 2004, Snowden enlisted in the United States Army Reserve as a Special Forces candidate through its 18X enlistment option, but he did not complete the training. After breaking both legs in a training accident, he was discharged. He was then employed for less than a year in 2005 as a “security specialist” at the University of Maryland’s Center for Advanced Study of Language, a non-classified facility.

    In 2006, after attending a job fair focused on intelligence agencies, Snowden was offered a position at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), which he joined. After distinguishing himself as a junior employee on the top computer team, Snowden was sent to the CIA’s secret school for technology specialists, where he lived in a hotel for six months while studying and training full-time. According to a co-worker, while there Snowden was “considered the top technical and cybersecurity expert” in that country and “was hand-picked by the CIA to support the president at the 2008 NATO summit in Romania.”

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    Later, during his four years with Dell, Snowden rose from supervising NSA computer system upgrades to working as what his résumé termed a “cyberstrategist” and an “expert in cyber counterintelligence” at several U.S. locations. In that capacity, he was consulted by the chiefs of the CIA’s technical branches, including the agency’s chief information officer and its chief technology officer. U.S. officials and other sources familiar with the Snowden case say that he began downloading documents describing the government’s electronic spying programs while working for Dell in April 2012. Investigators estimated that of the 50,000 to 200,000 documents Snowden gave to Greenwald and Poitras, most were copied by Snowden while working at Dell.

    At the time of his departure from the United States in May 2013, he had been employed for 15 months inside the NSA’s Hawaii regional operations center, which focuses on the electronic monitoring of China and North Korea, the last three of which were with consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton which hired Snowden in 2013 as an NSA contractor. Prior to starting with Booz Allen Hamilton, Snowden’s “career high” annual salary was $200,000, but he took a pay cut at Booz Allen Hamilton because he knew he would have the opportunity to gather data, and then ultimately release details of the NSA’s worldwide surveillance activity.

    Intelligence officials have described Snowden’s position with Booz Allen Hamilton as a “system administrator,” but Snowden says he was an “infrastructure analyst.” That meant his job was to look for new ways to break into Internet and telephone traffic around the world. Gradually, over the span of his career with the NSA, Snowden began to move from merely overseeing different systems to actively directing their use. Snowden regularly had sit downs with the CIO of the CIA, the CTO of the CIA, and the chiefs of all the technical branches.

    So, when Edward Snowden says that global warming is a total farce that was manufactured by the U.S. government, as you just read, if anyone was in a position to know, it would have been him. The following documentary goes into much more detail, and then just a few days ago the article below came out when he makes the shocking new revelation.


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