Surveillance countermeasures

alan alan at clueserver.org
Tue May 20 09:23:12 PDT 2003


On Tue, 20 May 2003, Morlock Elloi wrote:

> Obviously the Dumb Ray levels are up and many need tinfoil hats.
> 
> The 'net access anonymity in front of the local force monopoly is equal to the
> meatspace (physical) anonymity. The mere idea of having "your server" somewhere
> else indicates brain damage. It could work if force monopolies were localized;
> but they are not for any practical reasons.
> 
> So, to anonymously access the 'net, one must be anonymous in the physical sense
> while accessing the net.
> 
> - use Other People's phone lines and internet accounts
> - use OP's access points
> - use camera-free internet cafes

The ability to communicate without the threat of possible punishment 
scares the people who are in power.  ("Freedom of Speech" is just an 
advertising slogan.)

The paranoia is starting to make itself even more evident.

> Obviously, the time has come to print interesting web pages in newspapers.

Or just abject nonsense in the personals column.  

Poke the paranoid with sticks and watch them scuttle about.





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