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WhoIsNumberNone

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5. This is actually a pretty old story

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 09:32 AM

Oct 2012

It broke in November 2010. I remember it all too well... Not that I have any objection to reminding people, since this sort of thing is almost certainly still going on. It was only HBGary who got busted- I can tell you for certain none of the people involved got in any serious legal trouble over it. They got fired, but they all have other jobs now. Probably doing much the same thing.

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Hartmann - Caught? Fake conservative identities re-writing the web? [View all] babylonsister Oct 2012 OP

I have gotten.... GTurck Oct 2012 #1

What's going on is a logical outcome of the pathology underlying "security" agencies. Ford_Prefect Oct 2012 #2

+1 lunasun Oct 2012 #8

I believe that my reply about Romney never having walked in my shoes was rewritten by DhhD Oct 2012 #3

Even more people here at DU need to pay attention to this! K&R! Dustlawyer Oct 2012 #4

This is actually a pretty old story WhoIsNumberNone Oct 2012 #5

I should add, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has set up several fake newspapers which all Dustlawyer Oct 2012 #6

that link doesn't work... They_Live Oct 2012 #7

Thanks. They have toned it down, but the opinion pieces can be pure propaganda! Dustlawyer Oct 2012 #10

K&R - Welcome to 1984, 28 years later. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #9