Author Topic: Facebook run by CIA spooks! (Read 791 times)

Matthew · « **on:** August 13, 2007, 09:41:45 AM »

If not run by them, it's USED by them to gather a central database of information for the "Total Information Awareness" program.

http://albumoftheday.com/facebook/

Vandaler · « **Reply #1 on:** August 13, 2007, 11:19:11 AM »

Perhaps, perhaps not. While slick, this presentation is not enough to convince me.

Regardless, given that the whole point of Facebook is to make ones information public, and that rights to this information are wavered in the terms of agreement, I see very little cause for scandal here.

The latest little splash about Giuliani's daughter lending support to Obama is proof enough that facebook is in no way private.

Again, the whole point of facebook is to let yourself known.

Matthew · « **Reply #2 on:** August 13, 2007, 11:25:37 AM »

Well, I know they already have a bunch of info in my file (I buy EVERYTHING with a credit card, though I pay it off every month...I want the 1% cash back rewards *grin*).

But handing them important information on a silver platter? That's another thing altogether.

I am a computer programmer and a philosopher -- so I know what computers are capable of AS WELL AS THEIR WEAKNESSES. They can analyze patterns, etc. but they're NOT INTELLIGENT. Computers will never be able to abstract. So I don't want to make things too easy for them by giving them pre-digested data such as my political orientation, religion, etc. A computer CAN flag all "ultra-conservatives" for example, so the chief of police can print out a list and go pick those people up. But if I just TALK like one, it would at least take a human to flag me -- if I get beat by a human, oh well. But beat by a computer? Through my own stupidity?

Matthew

Vandaler · « **Reply #3 on:** August 13, 2007, 11:42:15 AM »

Well, I'm not so interesting as to worry about that.

Magdalene · « **Reply #4 on:** August 13, 2007, 05:40:42 PM »

I am probably on the CIA file too.

Firstly, I'm Lebanese. Even though it is a group of Muslim Palestinians who live in Lebanon who are terrorists, Lebanese in general have gotten the stigma of being terrorists.

Secondly, when I was in college, I bought a book on how to make explosives from kitchen products and bought a book of toruture techniques. I went through a stage in my life of being a military freak (I was delutional in thinking that I wanted to be a Marine), so I bought all sorts of war type stuff, including brass knuckles, etc... I know that the government monitors those who buy from companies such as the underground company I bought from.

Thirdly, when I was in college, a friend of mine was monitored by the FBI becuase they thought he was making counterfeit money (he was only photocopying one side of the money so as to used in his artwork posters - but apparently, unbeknowest to him, that was still illegal). They tapped his phone for a few months. When I found out they were tapping his phone, I became mischivious - when talking to my friend on the phone, I angrily talked about how America was a hypocritical country (that it was not the land of the free, that it murdered babies, etc.. etc...). Basically, I just vented about all the things I didn't like about America - which doesn't look good considering the fact that I was already probably on their list for buying dangerous books.

Fourthly, I was a volunteer secretary/bulletin creator at a Syriac Catholic Church for 1 year. The priest and the majority of the parishioners were Iraqi. This was right after 9/11 and after America's invasion of Iraq had begun. This was when they were still searching for Sadaam Hussein. Anway, the cousin or neice ( I forgot which) of Sadaam was a parishioner at this church. So you know that this church was being monitored by the CIA. Anyway, the fact that I was associated with this church and the fact that I was associated with the things mentioned above, I'm sure the CIA looked into me a bit more.