Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below Im new to this forum and a friend of mine who has been registered here a long time told me that there are government officials from the DEA and Customs posing as weightlifters and gear users who track peoples IP addresses and user names and monitor them when they spot certain key words and topics like shipment size, specific plans to the south of the border, etc. Is this true and has anyone experienced a run-in with these @*%#! because of their discussions here?
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brianharper94
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No sir agent s221077. No one here uses illegal drugs.
Schwarzenyeater
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The Government spying is nothing new there are devices in place that pick up keywords. Communications devices such as Telephone/Telecom, Wireless are linked to Central Office Switching Facilities, Satellite Communications etc.
ECHELON is a super computer that has this potential to pick up and record communications for the Government. If it woks and is in place is hardly a question.
Also a computer program called Oasis, which automatically converts audio signals into conveniently readable, and searchable, text.
And it distinguishes voices, cleverly enough, so that the transcript of an intercepted 'broadcast' (a conference call via mobile phones?) will show each speaker automatically identified as Male 1, Female 1; Male 2, Female 2; and so on.
Oasis also references search terms and keywords automatically. Thus text containing the phrase "truck bomb" would pop up in a query for "terror*".
The CIA is planning to develop Oasis for spy-useful foreign languages such as Arabic and Chinese, the wire service says.
Another technology from IBM
SAN JOSE, California -- Viewing the future through the eyes of IBM scientists at the Almaden Research Center is both awesome and unnerving.
Imagine living in a world with sensors inserted everywhere, including sunglasses, so any time you meet new people their names appear before your eyes.
If you're blind their names could be whispered to you through earplugs, thanks to voice-enabling software. Even if you don't speak the same language as the people you encounter, you'll have their words translated for you in real time.
IBM has software program that will convert telephone conversation from your language to a foreign language in real time. There looking to break into Telecom to add this feature in Switching Devices provided by Vendors to Phone Companies.
Next comes a software tool called FLUENT, which enables an operator to search stored documents in a language s/he doesn't understand by using his or her own language for queries.
So, imagine an uneducated, highly-trained Anglophone with a PhD in some anti-intellectual pseudo-'discipline' like medicine, education, women's studies, engineering, creative writing, economics or computer science, naturally poorly acquainted with languages, but charged with grave national security responsibilities.
Say this person needs to know what the Chinese have been publishing about nuclear warheads.
Salvation: FLUENT allows them to search on "nuclear warhead" in English, and still dredge up Chinese (or whatever) documents for people with actual language skills to translate and evaluate for them. Is that cool or what?
Presently, FLUENT can translate Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Serbo-Croatian and Ukrainian, Reuters says.
The omissions are almost as telling as the languages included. What, no Japanese, no Arabic, no Spanish, no Hebrew, no French? Laotian and Navajo we can understand, but what have we here? Laziness, discrimination, or misplaced trust?
SBC, Yahoo! Announce Landmark Strategic Alliance
Companies Also Provide Co-Branded Dial-Up Service Nationwide
Agreement Joins Nation's No. 1 DSL Internet Provider with No. 1 Global Internet Company
San Antonio, Texas, and Sunnyvale, California, November 14, 2001
SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE:SBC), a global communications leader, and Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YAHOO), a leading global Internet company, today announced they have formed a landmark strategic alliance to provide broadband access to millions of consumers in SBC's 13-state region. The agreement also calls for the companies to provide co-branded dial-up service nationwide.
Pairing the strengths of the No. 1 global Internet destination with the nation's leading DSL Internet provider and one of the largest Internet service providers, the two companies will offer a co-branded, premium DSL Internet and dial-up service. Expected to launch beginning in mid 2002, this service, the first of its kind, will include a suite of Yahoo! and SBC customized products and services, including many optimized for broadband.
"Teaming with Yahoo! is another strategic milestone that strengthens SBC's position as a world-class voice, data and Internet services provider," said Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., chairman and CEO, SBC Communications. "This alliance gives both companies a competitive edge in delivering the best possible online experience for our customers and it strengthens both of our leadership positions in the broadband and Internet services market."
"This alliance enables Yahoo! and SBC to create deeper relationships with millions of broadband and dial-up subscribers, and provides the 30 million Yahoo! users in SBC's region with a unique, integrated access and premium service offering on a subscription basis," said Terry Semel, chairman and CEO, Yahoo! Inc. "As access relationships become a more important part of our strategy, we could not ask for a more solid partner than SBC."
Together, Yahoo! and SBC will promote the co-branded service in extensive online and offline marketing programs to attract new customers as well as transition SBC's existing customers to the co-branded service. SBC will include the co-branded service in its offline and online advertising; Yahoo! will promote the co-branded service on the Yahoo! network, reaching many of the more than 23 million DSL-eligible homes and businesses within SBC's 13-state region.
For Yahoo!, the agreement provides monthly per-subscriber payments from SBC; promotion through SBC's powerful sales channels and customer service teams, which reach millions of consumers every day; and the ability to offer bundled premium services by leveraging SBC's communications and billing infrastructure. An example of one premium service the companies plan to offer is Unified Messaging, a powerful and convenient tool that enables users to check, store, manage and reply to voicemail, faxes and e-mail received from multiple sources through an interface on their home/start page. Key terms for SBC include a share of Yahoo! non-subscriber revenue on advertising, e-commerce and premium features and services on the portal, and Yahoo!'s commitment to DSL as its preferred broadband solution.
"The winner of the broadband war will be the company that delivers the best broadband-powered content, communication services and features to its customers," said James S. Kahan, senior executive vice president-corporate development, SBC Communications. "Together, we'll provide SBC's Internet customers with superior information and communications services."
"Yahoo! believes the strength of this alliance will rapidly accelerate the growth of DSL in the broadband market, and we have partnered with the leading provider in the country," said Jim Brock, senior vice president, major initiatives, Yahoo! Inc. "As more and more consumers transition to broadband, we believe this alliance will position us to capture market share from our competitors."
A New Yahoo! Experience for SBC Broadband Subscribers and Prodigy Users
For SBC subscribers, the agreement will result in a significantly enhanced online experience for both DSL Internet and dial-up users. Both SBC DSL subscribers and Prodigy dial-up subscribers will receive a premium co-branded product, which will provide consumers with a new SBC and Yahoo! experience, and a range of options that will allow them to build their own personalized service and easily upgrade to additional SBC and Yahoo! premium services. Customers will receive a special, premium version of Yahoo! that will include a package of compelling Yahoo! premium services, such as superior new WebCam functionality, enhanced parental controls, multi-player games, and additional storage space in Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! Photos. A multiple user interface easily serves families. The companies will also undertake joint development efforts to integrate and extend SBC and Yahoo! services in other areas, which may include broadband services for SBC's small and medium enterprise customers.
About Yahoo!
Yahoo! Inc. is a leading global Internet communications, commerce and media company that offers a comprehensive branded network of services to more than 210 million individuals each month worldwide. As the first online navigational guide to the Web, www.yahoo.com is the leading guide in terms of traffic, advertising, household and business user reach. Yahoo! is the No. 1 Internet brand globally and reaches the largest audience worldwide. The company also provides online business and enterprise services designed to enhance the productivity and Web presence of Yahoo!'s clients. These services include Corporate Yahoo!, a popular customized enterprise portal solution; audio and video streaming; store hosting and management; and Web site tools and services. The company's global Web network includes 24 World properties. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., Yahoo! has offices in Europe, Asia, Latin America, Australia, Canada and the United States.
AT&T Broadband is the High Speed Cable Modem access alot of you have. Companies like AT&T and others are working on technology to bring Broadband to the curb. Its not cost effective to run fiber into all households and more like Cost prohibited. An alternative is being rolled out and Vendors are scrambling to bring us the latest hook up. Running Fiber to the Neighborhood or end of block in conjunction with Optical equipment placed strategically converts Fiber signal onto digital then on to high speed cable connection or Copper. In turn gives end user unlimited Band width. You will soon be able to Download movies at home order movies and pipe it in to your home. Its called Broadband on demand you won't have to go to Block Buster and rent that tape. Oh yea I think they will keep track of marketing info.
IP Telephone are popping up and PBX's are merging with Data Servers. Security is very important to Businesses and your average citizen.
Check this out
NA014 software upgrade is mandatory for all Telecom Switches by end of 2001. This upgrade for independent Ma and Pa as well as Large Telephone Co's allows remote access for local Law Enforcement to Switching Facilties. This means the phone calls you make can be intercepted by local police. Remote Terminals can be placed at police station or Government office. All they need is a dumb terminal or Workstation linked with a dedicated Trunk. Now not all Trunks are up but possibility is there for the future. This means direct access to phone lines instead of hardwire tap or trip into field to tap the line.
Other invasions are there as well Java is very sneaky.
If you don't have a Firewall installed on you're PC's Dial Up to High speed Internet Connection you can be easily hacked and the files on your computer can be browsed without your knowing. Also Trojans can be left behind on you hard drive to give back door access to your Data.
Windows has hidden Folders which record every key stroke you type.
Explorer and Navigator have History folders records your internet site visits.
The DEA has all the help in the world so does the NSA.
Your always being recorded or monitored. Shit Spam email is so annoying but it finds you.
Not to mention Static and Dynamic Ip Addresses are you identifier on the internet. Also your computer has a MAC address for the Modem Card or NIC.
This gives you a hint of how sloppy our world is with Data and Conversations. Giant Telecom Companies, ISP's and your local Websites are recorded without permission as well as your footprints on the Net. Not to mention Triangular cell sites can be used to pin point your Wireless Calls. You can capture emails edit them and resend if your really good.
Good Luck
ECHELON is a super computer that has this potential to pick up and record communications for the Government. If it woks and is in place is hardly a question.
Also a computer program called Oasis, which automatically converts audio signals into conveniently readable, and searchable, text.
And it distinguishes voices, cleverly enough, so that the transcript of an intercepted 'broadcast' (a conference call via mobile phones?) will show each speaker automatically identified as Male 1, Female 1; Male 2, Female 2; and so on.
Oasis also references search terms and keywords automatically. Thus text containing the phrase "truck bomb" would pop up in a query for "terror*".
The CIA is planning to develop Oasis for spy-useful foreign languages such as Arabic and Chinese, the wire service says.
Another technology from IBM
SAN JOSE, California -- Viewing the future through the eyes of IBM scientists at the Almaden Research Center is both awesome and unnerving.
Imagine living in a world with sensors inserted everywhere, including sunglasses, so any time you meet new people their names appear before your eyes.
If you're blind their names could be whispered to you through earplugs, thanks to voice-enabling software. Even if you don't speak the same language as the people you encounter, you'll have their words translated for you in real time.
IBM has software program that will convert telephone conversation from your language to a foreign language in real time. There looking to break into Telecom to add this feature in Switching Devices provided by Vendors to Phone Companies.
Next comes a software tool called FLUENT, which enables an operator to search stored documents in a language s/he doesn't understand by using his or her own language for queries.
So, imagine an uneducated, highly-trained Anglophone with a PhD in some anti-intellectual pseudo-'discipline' like medicine, education, women's studies, engineering, creative writing, economics or computer science, naturally poorly acquainted with languages, but charged with grave national security responsibilities.
Say this person needs to know what the Chinese have been publishing about nuclear warheads.
Salvation: FLUENT allows them to search on "nuclear warhead" in English, and still dredge up Chinese (or whatever) documents for people with actual language skills to translate and evaluate for them. Is that cool or what?
Presently, FLUENT can translate Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Serbo-Croatian and Ukrainian, Reuters says.
The omissions are almost as telling as the languages included. What, no Japanese, no Arabic, no Spanish, no Hebrew, no French? Laotian and Navajo we can understand, but what have we here? Laziness, discrimination, or misplaced trust?
SBC, Yahoo! Announce Landmark Strategic Alliance
Companies Also Provide Co-Branded Dial-Up Service Nationwide
Agreement Joins Nation's No. 1 DSL Internet Provider with No. 1 Global Internet Company
San Antonio, Texas, and Sunnyvale, California, November 14, 2001
SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE:SBC), a global communications leader, and Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YAHOO), a leading global Internet company, today announced they have formed a landmark strategic alliance to provide broadband access to millions of consumers in SBC's 13-state region. The agreement also calls for the companies to provide co-branded dial-up service nationwide.
Pairing the strengths of the No. 1 global Internet destination with the nation's leading DSL Internet provider and one of the largest Internet service providers, the two companies will offer a co-branded, premium DSL Internet and dial-up service. Expected to launch beginning in mid 2002, this service, the first of its kind, will include a suite of Yahoo! and SBC customized products and services, including many optimized for broadband.
"Teaming with Yahoo! is another strategic milestone that strengthens SBC's position as a world-class voice, data and Internet services provider," said Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., chairman and CEO, SBC Communications. "This alliance gives both companies a competitive edge in delivering the best possible online experience for our customers and it strengthens both of our leadership positions in the broadband and Internet services market."
"This alliance enables Yahoo! and SBC to create deeper relationships with millions of broadband and dial-up subscribers, and provides the 30 million Yahoo! users in SBC's region with a unique, integrated access and premium service offering on a subscription basis," said Terry Semel, chairman and CEO, Yahoo! Inc. "As access relationships become a more important part of our strategy, we could not ask for a more solid partner than SBC."
Together, Yahoo! and SBC will promote the co-branded service in extensive online and offline marketing programs to attract new customers as well as transition SBC's existing customers to the co-branded service. SBC will include the co-branded service in its offline and online advertising; Yahoo! will promote the co-branded service on the Yahoo! network, reaching many of the more than 23 million DSL-eligible homes and businesses within SBC's 13-state region.
For Yahoo!, the agreement provides monthly per-subscriber payments from SBC; promotion through SBC's powerful sales channels and customer service teams, which reach millions of consumers every day; and the ability to offer bundled premium services by leveraging SBC's communications and billing infrastructure. An example of one premium service the companies plan to offer is Unified Messaging, a powerful and convenient tool that enables users to check, store, manage and reply to voicemail, faxes and e-mail received from multiple sources through an interface on their home/start page. Key terms for SBC include a share of Yahoo! non-subscriber revenue on advertising, e-commerce and premium features and services on the portal, and Yahoo!'s commitment to DSL as its preferred broadband solution.
"The winner of the broadband war will be the company that delivers the best broadband-powered content, communication services and features to its customers," said James S. Kahan, senior executive vice president-corporate development, SBC Communications. "Together, we'll provide SBC's Internet customers with superior information and communications services."
"Yahoo! believes the strength of this alliance will rapidly accelerate the growth of DSL in the broadband market, and we have partnered with the leading provider in the country," said Jim Brock, senior vice president, major initiatives, Yahoo! Inc. "As more and more consumers transition to broadband, we believe this alliance will position us to capture market share from our competitors."
A New Yahoo! Experience for SBC Broadband Subscribers and Prodigy Users
For SBC subscribers, the agreement will result in a significantly enhanced online experience for both DSL Internet and dial-up users. Both SBC DSL subscribers and Prodigy dial-up subscribers will receive a premium co-branded product, which will provide consumers with a new SBC and Yahoo! experience, and a range of options that will allow them to build their own personalized service and easily upgrade to additional SBC and Yahoo! premium services. Customers will receive a special, premium version of Yahoo! that will include a package of compelling Yahoo! premium services, such as superior new WebCam functionality, enhanced parental controls, multi-player games, and additional storage space in Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! Photos. A multiple user interface easily serves families. The companies will also undertake joint development efforts to integrate and extend SBC and Yahoo! services in other areas, which may include broadband services for SBC's small and medium enterprise customers.
About Yahoo!
Yahoo! Inc. is a leading global Internet communications, commerce and media company that offers a comprehensive branded network of services to more than 210 million individuals each month worldwide. As the first online navigational guide to the Web, www.yahoo.com is the leading guide in terms of traffic, advertising, household and business user reach. Yahoo! is the No. 1 Internet brand globally and reaches the largest audience worldwide. The company also provides online business and enterprise services designed to enhance the productivity and Web presence of Yahoo!'s clients. These services include Corporate Yahoo!, a popular customized enterprise portal solution; audio and video streaming; store hosting and management; and Web site tools and services. The company's global Web network includes 24 World properties. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., Yahoo! has offices in Europe, Asia, Latin America, Australia, Canada and the United States.
AT&T Broadband is the High Speed Cable Modem access alot of you have. Companies like AT&T and others are working on technology to bring Broadband to the curb. Its not cost effective to run fiber into all households and more like Cost prohibited. An alternative is being rolled out and Vendors are scrambling to bring us the latest hook up. Running Fiber to the Neighborhood or end of block in conjunction with Optical equipment placed strategically converts Fiber signal onto digital then on to high speed cable connection or Copper. In turn gives end user unlimited Band width. You will soon be able to Download movies at home order movies and pipe it in to your home. Its called Broadband on demand you won't have to go to Block Buster and rent that tape. Oh yea I think they will keep track of marketing info.
IP Telephone are popping up and PBX's are merging with Data Servers. Security is very important to Businesses and your average citizen.
Check this out
NA014 software upgrade is mandatory for all Telecom Switches by end of 2001. This upgrade for independent Ma and Pa as well as Large Telephone Co's allows remote access for local Law Enforcement to Switching Facilties. This means the phone calls you make can be intercepted by local police. Remote Terminals can be placed at police station or Government office. All they need is a dumb terminal or Workstation linked with a dedicated Trunk. Now not all Trunks are up but possibility is there for the future. This means direct access to phone lines instead of hardwire tap or trip into field to tap the line.
Other invasions are there as well Java is very sneaky.
If you don't have a Firewall installed on you're PC's Dial Up to High speed Internet Connection you can be easily hacked and the files on your computer can be browsed without your knowing. Also Trojans can be left behind on you hard drive to give back door access to your Data.
Windows has hidden Folders which record every key stroke you type.
Explorer and Navigator have History folders records your internet site visits.
The DEA has all the help in the world so does the NSA.
Your always being recorded or monitored. Shit Spam email is so annoying but it finds you.
Not to mention Static and Dynamic Ip Addresses are you identifier on the internet. Also your computer has a MAC address for the Modem Card or NIC.
This gives you a hint of how sloppy our world is with Data and Conversations. Giant Telecom Companies, ISP's and your local Websites are recorded without permission as well as your footprints on the Net. Not to mention Triangular cell sites can be used to pin point your Wireless Calls. You can capture emails edit them and resend if your really good.
Good Luck
M
musclebones
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bump for your friends username
you should have no problem telling it to us ..
you should have no problem telling it to us ..
FirstTimeUser0001
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I dont know why you guys think this guy is law enforcement of any kind.... Look at his message, what possible info would he be trying to get? I mean come'on, all he is asking is if feds are on this board. The answer to that would be a most likely yes. Some of you are way too eager to jump on the fed bandwagon.
mikelong23
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kinda funny that he hasn't posted back yet, about this
brianharper94
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I hope the poor bastard went and got another user name. Between this thread and the other one that he accidentally started, I've ripped him apart pretty good. I actually feel sorry for him, but it was quite a good bit of fun.
heavy only
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Schwarzenyeater said:
Now, if I were a smart fella, I'd have to question the rational behind including some of these 'key words' in my post such as you did.
So, I can assume that big brother is now watching this thread? If so, I'd just like to say; "Bin-Lauden is a fukin swine, please stamp my user name on his fucking dead corpse when you find it"
Schwarzenyeater
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I think the answer is YES
I Second That
YES YES YES YES.
You don't have to be a conspiracy-minded, alien-abductionist believer to understand that the government has had in place for decades means that can ferret you out, intercept and exploit your communications. And it's getting better and better and better, not just in a technological sense but with (knock on wood) better inter-agency cooperation...and the Rule of Law, controversial as it is.
Yeah. It sucks in my opinion. I don't think many Feds monitoring this board are too keen either on the possible invasion of their own privacy. (Or being busted for their own AAS usage.) But the threshold has been passed, and I wouldn't be surprised to be seeing national identity smart cards in the future...or, rather than putting you in jail, just being shut off from the Internet, because it will pervade everyone's lives.
In intelligence gathering and enforcement, with exceptions of course, it all boils down to in my opinion two things: Priorities and Resources. There will always be an abundance of Priorities and a shortage of Resources to deal with them. Where do AAS fit into this these days?
Well, at least I haven't noticed too many posts asking, "I'M SCARED!!! I GOT A NOTICE TODAY!!!!"
Happy Thanksgiving.
Dexter
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Strength and Honor.
YES YES YES YES.
You don't have to be a conspiracy-minded, alien-abductionist believer to understand that the government has had in place for decades means that can ferret you out, intercept and exploit your communications. And it's getting better and better and better, not just in a technological sense but with (knock on wood) better inter-agency cooperation...and the Rule of Law, controversial as it is.
Yeah. It sucks in my opinion. I don't think many Feds monitoring this board are too keen either on the possible invasion of their own privacy. (Or being busted for their own AAS usage.) But the threshold has been passed, and I wouldn't be surprised to be seeing national identity smart cards in the future...or, rather than putting you in jail, just being shut off from the Internet, because it will pervade everyone's lives.
In intelligence gathering and enforcement, with exceptions of course, it all boils down to in my opinion two things: Priorities and Resources. There will always be an abundance of Priorities and a shortage of Resources to deal with them. Where do AAS fit into this these days?
Well, at least I haven't noticed too many posts asking, "I'M SCARED!!! I GOT A NOTICE TODAY!!!!"
Happy Thanksgiving.
Dexter
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Strength and Honor.
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