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Former NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden warns: Governments are trying to weaken the encryption systems to get access to people’s personal messages
by jim bell 23 Oct '21

23 Oct '21

Former NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden warns: Governments are trying to weaken the encryption systems to get access to people’s personal messages https://share.newsbreak.com/3888d80t techstartups.com Former NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is back in the news. In September, Snowden warned people not to use ExpressVPN. “If you’re an ExpressVPN customer, you shouldn’t be,” Snowden said. The warning came after it was revealed that Daniel Gericke, CIO of ExpressVPN, is one of the three former U.S. intelligence operatives who agreed today not to fight charges they illegally helped UAE hack people. Two months later, Snowden is sounding another alarm bell about governments around the world are trying to weaken the encryption systems to get access to people’s personal messages. Speaking from Russia via video link at a press conference Thursday marking the first “Global Encryption Day,” Snowden said that governments are piling pressure on tech giants like Facebook and Apple to grant authorities access to encrypted messages. Privacy “was meant to be the individuals’ power,” Snowden said. “It was meant to protect us, to shelter us from the institutional behemoths that sort of marched in the cities of our day, whether it’s the modern time or the time before.” He continued, “It was an insulating layer that allowed those of us who wield very little power in society, because we are individuals, to think and act and associate freely.” During the conference, Snowden also called out Facebook and other tech giants. He said: “The same companies that have worked so hard to spread encryption over the years are now beginning to fear the next step. “Groups like Facebook want to have as much information as possible. So now they’re limiting where they’ll use end-to-end encryption. They’ll say, for things that we don’t want to have a business liability for, we’ll adopt end-to-end encryption.” Snowden later added, “They’re not socially-minded. They don’t care. They care about their interests.” For over eight years, Snowden has been warning about how ‘the most powerful institutions in society have become the least accountable.’ Snowden’s name first made the headlines in 2013 after he leaked classified documents with journalists that detailed surveillance programs run by the NSA that tapped people’s cell phone and internet communications. Since then, Snowden has been warning about how the U.S. government agencies are using military-grade spyware to spy on citizens. Snowden warned in September about how smartphones have become the most “the most dangerous item” we possess. In a blog post, Snowden showed three hidden microphones embedded in his smartphone. In 2019, Snowden said the thing that “chilled” him the most in his discovery of the spying operations was that “intelligence collection and surveillance more broadly was happening in an entirely different way,” and was “no longer the targeted surveillance of the past.” Below is a video of the first event of the Global Encryption Day press conference. Shared from NewsBreak

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The future doesn't need journalists
by professor rat 23 Oct '21

23 Oct '21

an even deeper consideration of the nature of “truth” and who gets to define it. Have a listen as Srinivasan breaks down his arguments for why the future lies in trusting distributed “cryptographic truth” rather than the values of centralized news organizations. https://www.coindesk.com/podcasts/coindesks-money-reimagined/balaji-sriniva…

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Financial information wants to run wild, naked & free over the sundappled uplands of cryptoanarchy
by professor rat 23 Oct '21

23 Oct '21

Financial information wants to run wild, naked and free over the sundappled uplands of crypto-anarchy https://cointelegraph.com/news/how-a-single-strategy-crypto-algorithm-turne…

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Re: Cause of Proton Mail insecurity traced
by professor rat 23 Oct '21

23 Oct '21

I hear things. I hear the latest generation Jewish Space-Laser's can circumcize an antisemites penis from orbit then sterilize their kitchen. " Operation Kosher " But you didn't hear this from me. I wasn't here.

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Jim Bell has checked into the Dullard Hotel
by professor rat 23 Oct '21

23 Oct '21

Not all conservatives are stupid - but most conservatives are stupid - J.S. Mill https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/the-willard-hotel-has-turned-into-don…

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Former NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden warns: Governments are trying to weaken the encryption systems to get access to people’s personal messages
by professor rat 23 Oct '21

23 Oct '21

Large crypto minds talk-up anarchy - ordinary crypto-minds talk-up utility - small crypto-minds talk-up privacy Now lets talk about Pooter's head in an ice-box rather than our fucking phones. Por favor. . .

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Massachusetts College Decides Criticizing The Chinese Government Is Hate Speech, Suspends Conservative Student Group
by professor rat 23 Oct '21

23 Oct '21

Your BFF is safe, Dumbell WikiLeaks hasn’t spread a word of support for the Hong Kong protesters or for ANY of the lands and countries oppressed by nowadays Chinese government, including Chinese citizens.They just highlight "ooh the US govt is supporting the protests!" http://www.wikileaks-forum.com/-wikileaks-related-news/23/no-comment-wikile…

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Re: JIM Bell blasts cancel-culture, calls gender fluidity 'a crime against humanity'
by professor rat 23 Oct '21

23 Oct '21

You're a worse liar than this guy, Dumbell JULIAN " Being guilty of aggravated rape has nothing to do with our party" A. Broinowski. Wikileaks Party NSW candidate for au Senate. 2013. “… Mr Assange agreed that some level of privacy was necessary for the successful operation of the military …” JULIAN " ‘[The military] protects the sovereignty of Australia. It protects the independence of Australia.’ ASSANGE July, 2013 Julian Assange · LRB 6 March 2014 Mar 6, 2014 - I wouldn’t say this publicly, but Hitler wrote Mein Kampf in prison…" Jul 20, 2015 - Julian Assange: To be honest, I don’t like the word transparency; cold dead glass is transparent…" JULIAN " “People with strong principles don’t survive for long ” ASSANGE quoted in " Risk" released in 2017. JULIAN " Capitalism+atheism+feminism = sterility " ASSANGE. 2017 May 20, 2017 - Julian Assange announced “the proper war is just commencing…”

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Cause of Proton Mail insecurity traced
by professor rat 23 Oct '21

23 Oct '21

I'm reliably informed by Batshit-Crazy that Jewish Space Laser's are to blame for this.

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JIM Bell blasts cancel-culture, calls gender fluidity 'a crime against humanity'
by professor rat 23 Oct '21

23 Oct '21

Calls for the death of Juice Newton and return of psychological category of ' Penis Envy " Associated Press ( AP ) reports https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/02/04/an-american-crypto-anarchi…

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