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Old 11-25-2013, 04:40 PM   #1
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LXer: Hacked by the NSA


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As news continues to be released, it becomes more and more obvious that the NSA is now the de facto owner of the Internet and at this point it appears that little can be done about it. The federal government has poured over $1.5 billion into the Bumblehive project alone, the million square foot facility in Utah that includes a 100,000 square foot data center. It seems doubtful, given the amount of money the U.S. government has put into such NSA projects, that legislators will vote to shut down these operations anytime soon — if ever.

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Old 11-25-2013, 08:45 PM   #2
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I doubt it. More likely internet crooks stealing the data.
 
Old 11-26-2013, 09:02 AM   #3
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Hacked by the NSA,
I've been hacked by the NSA.
(apologies to Bruce Springsteen)
 
Old 11-26-2013, 09:17 AM   #4
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I doubt it. More likely internet crooks stealing the data.
Look again:
NSA infected 50,000 computer networks with malicious software
US and UK struck secret deal to allow NSA to ‘unmask’ Britons’ personal data
I hate to give the bad news to good people.

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