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Examining NSA Surveillance: Trust Erosion and Its Impact on Perception

I've recently seen two articles speculating on the NSA's capability, and practice, of spying on members of Congress and other elected officials. The evidence is all circumstantial and smacks of conspiracy thinking -- and I have no idea whether any of it is true or not -- but it's a good illustration of what happens when trust in a public institution fails.. The NSA has repeatedly lied about the extent of its spying program. James R. Clapper, the director of national intelligence, has lied about it to Congress. Top-secret documents provided by Edward Snowden, and reported on by the Guardian and other newspapers, repeatedly show that the NSA's surveillance systems are monitoring the communications of American citizens. The DEA has used this information to apprehend drug smugglers, then lied about it in court. The IRS has used this information to find tax cheats, then lied about it. It's even been used to arrest a copyright violator. It seems that every time there is an allegation against the NSA, no matter how outlandish, it turns out to be true. The link for this article located at Schneier on Security is no longer available. . The NSA has repeatedly lied about the extent of its spying program. James R. Clapper, the director o. recently, articles, speculating, nsa's, capability, practice, spying. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Sep 06, 2013 User Avatar LinuxSecurity.com Team Cryptography
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Exploring Email Marketing Versus Spam With Scott Richter

For lunch, Scott Richter ordered ham--a meat of uncomplicated origins, as opposed to Hormel's mysterious jumble. His choice seems somehow appropriate for a person who says he's a legitimate bulk E-mail marketer, rather than a spammer. It's understandable that he . . . . For lunch, Scott Richter ordered ham--a meat of uncomplicated origins, as opposed to Hormel's mysterious jumble. His choice seems somehow appropriate for a person who says he's a legitimate bulk E-mail marketer, rather than a spammer. It's understandable that he wants to make such a distinction. With unwanted E-mail accounting for anywhere from 25% to 60% of all messages, the court of public opinion has already passed judgment on mass E-mailers. "We get people who send us a lot of postal junk mail, send us dirty letters, call us up and cuss us out," Richter says. "And a lot of people who do those things to us aren't even people who've had mail from us. Every time somebody writes a story on us, I'll get these E-mails, 'Don't ever spam me, you dirty bleep bleep,' ... and they're not even on our list." A California E-mail marketer of printer supplies, who asked not to be identified, tells of having to take the company's 800-number fax out of his messages because of the protest response. "When we had the fax number in there, they would tie up the fax for three or four days at a time," he says. The link for this article located at SecurityPipeline is no longer available. . For lunch, Scott Richter ordered ham--a meat of uncomplicated origins, as opposed to Hormel's myster. lunch, scott, richter, ordered, ham--a, uncomplicated, origins, opposed, hormel's, myster. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Nov 18, 2003 User Avatar LinuxSecurity.com Team Privacy
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Understanding Cryptography’s Impact and Misconceptions in Society

Judging from recent headlines, one would think cryptography is responsible for all current evils, from child pornography to global terrorism. But is it really something to fear? There was a time when people blamed rock music for the ills of . . . . Judging from recent headlines, one would think cryptography is responsible for all current evils, from child pornography to global terrorism. But is it really something to fear? There was a time when people blamed rock music for the ills of society. We were warned of hidden messages in songs by The Beatles. Well, I wasn't much of a Beatles fan, but I listened attentively for these messages. Somehow, I managed to get through those formative years without joining a satanic cult. Every generation has its share of fear-mongering stories that fuel the suspicions of the paranoid. Urban legends and bogus virus warnings are prime examples of how people are easily manipulated by social engineering. Cryptography is the latest case in point. We are told that child pornographers and drug dealers use cryptography to carry out their nefarious activities. It's easy to get sympathy from the general public and rally support for government action to curb such criminal behavior. The link for this article located at Unix Insider is no longer available. . Judging from recent headlines, one would think cryptography is responsible for all current evils, fr. judging, recent, headlines, would, think, cryptography, responsible, current, evils. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

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