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NightWatcher

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14. I love when people go online to complain about being tracked online
Mon Jun 10, 2013, 03:31 PM
Jun 2013

Many of these same people post in Facebook everytime they leave the house, where they eat, who with, and even post pics of the food.

If you're concerned with privacy, go buy a shack in the mountains (a la Kaczinsky).

I recommend... liberal N proud Jun 2013 #1
Attention all! dothemath Jun 2013 #68
No, but DO try disconnecting from the internet once in a while. It'll do you some good. reformist2 Jun 2013 #2
Then how will I get my porn? nt onehandle Jun 2013 #3
Go to the bookstore. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #6
All bookstores within 100 miles of my house are big coffee shops with a book section Orrex Jun 2013 #22
Coffee and porn. Sounds like a winner to me. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #26
I'm seeing a whole new meaning for your screen name. nt boston bean Jun 2013 #7
ew Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #31
maybe i should have said "learning" boston bean Jun 2013 #32
made me laugh KittyWampus Jun 2013 #53
DUzy! MineralMan Jun 2013 #67
The old-fashioned way--delivered by the USPS in a plain brown wrapper. msanthrope Jun 2013 #10
Plus USPS tracking numbers are a bit of a joke emulatorloo Jun 2013 #15
"USPS was notified by the shipper that a package was to be sent 6 days ago." Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #37
Talk about tracking even when you go to the grocery store they know what you are buying. We southernyankeebelle Jun 2013 #76
Even something like Angry Birds collects location tracking info emulatorloo Jun 2013 #80
What can a person say, LOL southernyankeebelle Jun 2013 #88
Books In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #23
Sneaker-Net. mwooldri Jun 2013 #66
make your own - like the pioneers arely staircase Jun 2013 #97
With AT&T's crappy coverage, they can only tell where I am 30% of the day. nt geek tragedy Jun 2013 #4
I hear that. They will never find me when I'm at home. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #9
They told me I was at my neighbor's house. Jamastiene Jun 2013 #82
And, being a good citizen, you corrected them. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #85
No, I did the Risky Business Jamastiene Jun 2013 #89
... William769 Jun 2013 #36
Can you imagine the drone program using AT&T to track a subject geek tragedy Jun 2013 #38
Please stop I haven't had this good of a laugh in a while my sides are hurting! William769 Jun 2013 #41
I'd avoid Instagram for the next few weeks . . . nt geek tragedy Jun 2013 #44
Not only am I new to cell phones, I just got a smart phone. William769 Jun 2013 #47
Oh man, wait till you see the Facebook app where you geek tragedy Jun 2013 #49
I tweet, I don't do facebook. William769 Jun 2013 #50
Facebooks sucks nowadays, good call nt geek tragedy Jun 2013 #54
William769 Diclotican Jun 2013 #86
whoa that just gave new life to azurnoir Jun 2013 #52
They wouldn't be the first! William769 Jun 2013 #55
Lol azurnoir Jun 2013 #58
OMG! The Govt. is secretly taping the insides of our colons? KittyWampus Jun 2013 #56
I know you think you are joking Sheepshank Jun 2013 #81
How else can they... Whiskeytide Jun 2013 #84
It'd save you a lot of money if they did... jmowreader Jun 2013 #64
DUzy! . . .n/t annabanana Jun 2013 #51
Yup. Jamastiene Jun 2013 #77
lol! nt ecstatic Jun 2013 #94
i bet the cia has to complain about dropped surveillance arely staircase Jun 2013 #99
Just to be safe, I took the batteries out of my car and the smoke detectors in my home. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #5
Yah, that's it. The NSA has conspired with the battery makers MineralMan Jun 2013 #17
But, but , but... Skidmore Jun 2013 #8
Check! In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #11
The battery is out of my cell phone -- and I'm hoping it will dry out! FarCenter Jun 2013 #12
Damn! When we said to "scrub your phone" it was metaphorical!!! Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #39
How easy it is to mock! Almost as easy as tracking a cell phone. retread Jun 2013 #13
Scary, but this service requires installation of the app on the target's phone. klook Jun 2013 #91
I love when people go online to complain about being tracked online NightWatcher Jun 2013 #14
Nuff said, please confine all communication to FACEBOOK emulatorloo Jun 2013 #16
And check in wherever you go, too. MineralMan Jun 2013 #19
Actually DU is... sarisataka Jun 2013 #18
Haha. Fooled you. That drippy kitchen faucet is a distraction that MineralMan Jun 2013 #21
All terrorists should use Verizon. Dash87 Jun 2013 #20
Mercy! avaistheone1 Jun 2013 #70
* 99Forever Jun 2013 #24
I'm pretty sure I read that somewhere, but I just can't put my finger on where. MineralMan Jun 2013 #25
Facebook. My daughter "liked" that comment when her friend was having a fight with her boyfriend... Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #29
See. Everything you need to know can be found on The Facebook. MineralMan Jun 2013 #30
You "liked" Facebook? That's pretty awesome. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #34
Seems like a whole bunch of people... 99Forever Jun 2013 #92
I am in the group that looks at things MineralMan Jun 2013 #93
+1 As I see it, we've voluntarily given up enough info to the gov't and there snappyturtle Jun 2013 #42
Oh that old constitution is so old school zeemike Jun 2013 #72
Glad to see some people on DU have a sense of humor. Auntie Bush Jun 2013 #27
Well, there's serious, and then there's SERIOUS. MineralMan Jun 2013 #28
Your concern is noted, MM RobertEarl Jun 2013 #33
I've done all of that and more. longship Jun 2013 #35
Identity Theft! Identity Theft! MineralMan Jun 2013 #59
If I agree to the contract, do I get to be the party of the first part? longship Jun 2013 #69
My flip phone doesn't have GPS. sadbear Jun 2013 #40
Are you using the Al Franken satellite phone? Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #45
Good Evening. We're from the Government SecularMotion Jun 2013 #43
This message was self-deleted by its author mother earth Jun 2013 #102
Done! HappyMe Jun 2013 #46
Uh-oh. You are so hosed. Run for your life! MineralMan Jun 2013 #57
DURec Gus Lammas Jun 2013 #48
You left out: Turbineguy Jun 2013 #60
NO! Fox watches you through the camera in your cable box. MineralMan Jun 2013 #61
Are you suggesting that Turbineguy Jun 2013 #62
Well, I'd take care of that hemorrhoid, at least. MineralMan Jun 2013 #65
Uh-oh...this thread is trending now! Agent Mike will MineralMan Jun 2013 #63
You left out that we should instead just drink the government cool-aide. rhett o rick Jun 2013 #71
Oh I so needed that, MineralMan! sheshe2 Jun 2013 #73
Wow! Those make my homemade one look like MineralMan Jun 2013 #95
Will send you one post haste, MM! sheshe2 Jun 2013 #96
K/R CakeGrrl Jun 2013 #74
Some cell phones have inaccessible batteries ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2013 #75
i do`t give a fuck if they know where i am... madrchsod Jun 2013 #78
This message was self-deleted by its author Sheepshank Jun 2013 #79
That certainly explains why men in black arrested me at church yesterday. ColesCountyDem Jun 2013 #83
About as funny as "Mallard Fillmore." SMC22307 Jun 2013 #87
+1 SomethingFishy Jun 2013 #104
Told ya years ago that Big Brother isn't Uncle Sam, it's Corporate Tech Hekate Jun 2013 #90
Pfft! Texasgal Jun 2013 #98
Duck tape and plastic! graywarrior Jun 2013 #100
I just keep mine turned off. Deep13 Jun 2013 #101
So that is why I could not reach you. MineralMan Jun 2013 #103
Not for me. Deep13 Jun 2013 #105
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