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ConcernedCanuk

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11. "Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and Facebook" - our privacy is gone

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Aug 23, 2013, 01:53 PM

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So messengers, FB posts, browsing history is all available courtesy of our net providers.

Guess we all better be aware that any or all of our behaviour on the web is available to the NSA.

Hitler would be jealous of what the USA has allowed with the creation and proliferation of the NSA.

IMO, NSA = National Spying Agency

Security my ass . . .

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NSA paid millions to cover Prism compliance costs for tech companies [View all] kpete Aug 2013 OP

Probably more like hundreds of millions... n/t jtuck004 Aug 2013 #1

taxpayer's millions kpete Aug 2013 #2

Now we know what vested interest Feinstein has in maintaining the spying DJ13 Aug 2013 #7

WTF??? progressoid Aug 2013 #3

They're on the payroll! My head just exploded. kpete Aug 2013 #5

I'm curious about the size of the payments. Jesus Malverde Aug 2013 #4

They paid Apple the least, because they complied last, after Steve Jobs stepped down. onehandle Aug 2013 #6

These companies are always pretending they are against spying David Krout Aug 2013 #8

Holy SHIT this is HUGH! snooper2 Aug 2013 #9

But it's okay. It's WAR money. War on Americans money. nt valerief Aug 2013 #10

"Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and Facebook" - our privacy is gone ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #11

And they say we're too broke to fund social safety nets. Rec'd n/t Catherina Aug 2013 #12

our tax dollars hard at work Supersedeas Aug 2013 #13