Why does it matter that the NSA is spying on people?
Why? Because foreign espionage is illegal in every nation on the planet. And the NSA is spying on the whole damn planet. The US government tried and executed foreign agents caught spying on America. Do you really want to see foreign governments doing the same to NSA employees? Because it violates the privacy rights & data protection laws of every nation they're spying on. Reality is that US laws end at US borders, same as with every other country in the world. The USA is not magically separate from the rest of the world that America's paranoid, outlaw shenanigans are in any way acceptable behaviour for a member of the International Community. Because the US is spying on even America's own allies. That level of paranoia is unacceptable. The US cannot survive as a nation without its military allies and trade partners. No more US economy = No more USA. Period. So feel free to sit around making all the lame excuses all you want. It's not changing the fact the the US has gone too far and the world's p*ssed off about it. Lord only knows what the world's governments plan to do about this spying stufff, but for sure whatever they do won't be good for the USA. Also this: It was so important he said it over and over again to make sure people understood: "If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy." -President James Madison, founder and framer of the United States "It is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged to the provisions against danger, real or pretended, from abroad." -President James Madison, founder and framer of the United States "The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home." -President James Madison, founder and framer of the United States Just because you want to live in the digital equivalent of a house with glass walls and no curtains doesn't mean everyone else wants to live like zoo animals.
If people always complain about WeChat having lot of data of its users, then why do people seem to use Facebook confidently when the US government/spy agency could obtain information easily too?
First, people don’t have that confident in Facebook, as many articles already shows, so your assumption is wrong in the first place.(Though it still earns more credit than WeChat for knowing it’s a concern, unlike WeChat shamelessly does it.)Second, US government is not an authoritarian regime, at least it works by law, more transparent and companies could fight for what they believe is right.(Like famous Apple vs FBI case recently, people generally support Apple for its privacy practice.)Third, if you curse US government on the platform, at least it protects freedom of expression, it won’t jail you or deprive any of your civil rights like oppressing your education or business.
Is smart technology making us dumb?
I did not originate this question. I had a college assignment, where I watched a debate called " Is smart technology making us dumb?" I was wondering what your thoughts are. I myself agree that the word "dumb" isn't the best choice of words. But I was subjected to the same choice of words.
Is it true that there is pedophilic hints about the Horned God?
Since the many different representations of The Horned God represents Nature itself, is he a pedophile in a way? It seems the more I read the folklore behind the Horned God it seems that it says that he is so sexual that even pedophilia isn't out of the range of actions he might take...Am I right? What are your thoughts about the Horned God? Are there any nonfiction books about the topic? Might this mean that pedophilia isn't as strange as we make it out to be? It seems like back in the day pedophilia was normal overall...Maybe it's just US making it seem worse then it is....? Just some questions thrown out to the zeitgeist...
Huawei just swiped at the US, saying it has 'no evidence, nothing,' of Chinese spying, are they right?
It's a straw man argument. USA isn't saying that Huawei has spied.It says China has.It has mountains of evidence. As an IT professional, I can assure you that it is ridiculous to say that China's goverment isn't constantly attempting to hack foreign govenermts and businesses. My own firewall logs are full of it, and my company isn't unique.All USA is alleging is that no large Chinese company has operated independent of the government. There's no such thing as independent companies in China. When did you read about a big Chinese company suing the goverment and winning and getting an enforcement? It never happened. It happens daily in free countries with rule of law.So Huawei is controlled by the Chinese government. China's government is hacking. That's it. That's all they are alleging.
Bored and need some fun spy games to play at home!?
It might be childish but games are fun! They keep the imagination going! Personally, I would get the trench coat and magnifying glass and hop on a bus and act like you and your friends are undercover. I'm kind of assuming you were wanting a game you could play in your own privacy but that can be hard to do. A fun semi-spy game is leaving clues everywhere with messages leading to the next clue.