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Skybird · 01-08-11, 07:52 AM

Now it becomes a demonstration why you should not trust computer-supported so-called social networks: it is an unneeded, easy to abuse exposure of your private data and intimiate sphere.

Like in case of governments, amongst them that of Saudi Arabaia and America, demanding Blackberry to weaken its security protocolls so that governments can overhear the data transmissions done with them, a US court has ordered Twitter to reveal all data on persons that the US knows or just claims to be associated with the Wikileaks affair. The court also ruled it's decision to be kept secret - which meant that the effected people would not have learned about being spied out if Twitter apparently would not have fought back and won a legal battle so that now they were allowed to send emails to these peopel telling them that on the 17th January their private data on their Twitter accounts will be handed over to the US authorities.

Like the submissive obedience of Amazon, Visa and Paypal to US government pressure, this shows that the "independence" of the "free" internet is just an illusion, even more since practically all global key servers (or how are they called?) are located in the US. The SWIFT protocol also is such a case - every bank transaction even just inside Europe, gets indicated to US authorities with information on sending and receiving banking accounts. So much for sovereignity of non-US states. I wonder why the US could claim the even legalised freedom to sniff in my personal banking businesses - I am living in a foreign country and I am not even a US citizen, not even a suspect. But I know that already plenty of such data about me are stored in US intel databases - legally. TheEurpopeans have given the Americans rights and freedoms that the European nations either do not even have themselves inside their own countries, or not to such a far-leading degree! I assume that quite some Euro goivenrments like the arrangement - they can maybe participate in the benefits from such data tracking while not needing to fight the legal b attles to chnage national laws. Talking about underhanded behaviour by Euro governments.

I personally have drawn a consequence in so far as that I have cancelled my vasall Paypal membership and vasall Visa card after they kicked Wikileaks. No big loss anyway - I managed to live the better part of my life without their services.

Anyhow, here is the story according to German edition of Der Spiegel:

Comments:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20027893-281.html

http://rop.gonggri.jp/?p=442

Original court documents:

http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/gl...r/subpoena.pdf

http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/gl...ling_Order.pdf

01-08-11, 07:52 AM	#15
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,830 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Now it becomes a demonstration why you should not trust computer-supported so-called social networks: it is an unneeded, easy to abuse exposure of your private data and intimiate sphere. Like in case of governments, amongst them that of Saudi Arabaia and America, demanding Blackberry to weaken its security protocolls so that governments can overhear the data transmissions done with them, a US court has ordered Twitter to reveal all data on persons that the US knows or just claims to be associated with the Wikileaks affair. The court also ruled it's decision to be kept secret - which meant that the effected people would not have learned about being spied out if Twitter apparently would not have fought back and won a legal battle so that now they were allowed to send emails to these peopel telling them that on the 17th January their private data on their Twitter accounts will be handed over to the US authorities. Like the submissive obedience of Amazon, Visa and Paypal to US government pressure, this shows that the "independence" of the "free" internet is just an illusion, even more since practically all global key servers (or how are they called?) are located in the US. The SWIFT protocol also is such a case - every bank transaction even just inside Europe, gets indicated to US authorities with information on sending and receiving banking accounts. So much for sovereignity of non-US states. I wonder why the US could claim the even legalised freedom to sniff in my personal banking businesses - I am living in a foreign country and I am not even a US citizen, not even a suspect. But I know that already plenty of such data about me are stored in US intel databases - legally. TheEurpopeans have given the Americans rights and freedoms that the European nations either do not even have themselves inside their own countries, or not to such a far-leading degree! I assume that quite some Euro goivenrments like the arrangement - they can maybe participate in the benefits from such data tracking while not needing to fight the legal b attles to chnage national laws. Talking about underhanded behaviour by Euro governments. I personally have drawn a consequence in so far as that I have cancelled my vasall Paypal membership and vasall Visa card after they kicked Wikileaks. No big loss anyway - I managed to live the better part of my life without their services. Anyhow, here is the story according to German edition of Der Spiegel: Comments: http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20027893-281.html http://rop.gonggri.jp/?p=442 Original court documents: http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/gl...r/subpoena.pdf http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/gl...ling_Order.pdf __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.