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Big Brother is watching you

PostedThu Dec 29, 2005 12:45 am
by Skorixor
and knows about all the porn you surf for

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051228/ap_ ... cy_privacy
NSA Web Site Puts 'Cookies' on Computers

By ANICK JESDANUN, AP Internet Writer 2 hours, 58 minutes ago

NEW YORK - The National Security Agency's Internet site has been placing files on visitors' computers that can track their Web surfing activity despite strict federal rules banning most of them....

PostedThu Dec 29, 2005 4:26 am
by X'an Shin
Seeing as I've never been to the NSA's site, I'd say I'm saf--

--USER IP BLOCKED BY NSA DUE TO HIGH PORN TRAFFICKING--

PostedThu Dec 29, 2005 7:21 am
by Isleh
Wonder how many news agencies ran that article that run popups from ad agencies that do the exact same thing?

PostedThu Dec 29, 2005 12:47 pm
by Sai'nu
It just about begs for a rewrite of 1984 as 2084. :wink:

Or, was that the jist of that Tom Cruise 'Minority Report' movie?

PostedThu Dec 29, 2005 9:23 pm
by X'an Shin
Isleh wrote:Wonder how many news agencies ran that article that run popups from ad agencies that do the exact same thing?
Exactly. Just because the NSA finally gets on board doesn't mean it's an Orwellian nightmare.

I mean, Gamespy does the same thing if you install their gaming ap. Download an anti ad/spyware ap sometime and you guys'll be alarmed at just how much spyware is on your machines currently.