Tim May <tcmay@got.net> wrote:
The "Analyst" project at the CIA, for example, has been going on since at least the early 80s, monitoring publically visible (and perhaps less visible stuff gotten from the NSA, DIA, NRO, etc.) material.
We knew by 1993 that the NSA and CIA had folks reading our list...I talked to a couple of these readers at the Hackers Conference in Lake Tahoe and at a conference at Asilomar.
My personal rule of thumb is that I don't say anything both online and off that I wouldn't mind seeing on the front page of the local paper. I can remember being at a CFP a few years ago and having some beer and pretzels with some guys from the CIA who read my list. Then later I went to a party at Declan's home and ran into a few more Feds and they commented on how much they liked my list. My general impressions- The CIA and NSA people were bright and on the ball but the FBI guys seemed more like your run of the mill cop types. The Custom's guy seemed alright too, we walked out together and as we were walking down the street (In Washington, DC at night- Declan's 'hood seemed safe enough) I noticed he had a fanny pack on. I commented that at least we'd be safe if attacked- But he opened it up and just showed me his badge and wallet. He said left his gun at home as it was too heavy to carry around. I thought everybody knew the feds read this stuff? Regards, Matt- ************************************************************************** Subscribe to Freematt's Alerts: Pro-Individual Rights Issues Send a blank message to: freematt@coil.com with the words subscribe FA on the subject line. List is private and moderated (7-30 messages per week) Matthew Gaylor, 2175 Bayfield Drive, Columbus, OH 43229 (614) 313-5722 ICQ: 106212065 Archived at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fa/ **************************************************************************