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• On the post: The NSA's Overreach And Lack Of Transparency Is Hurting American Businesses

  

  Chris-Mouse ( profile ), 31 Jul, 2013 @ 10:57am

  Re: foreigners likely actually DO have rights under the constitution

  Most of the United States Constitution doesn't even apply to US citizens, and never did. When you read the constitution, you find that it's really a list of things the government is required to do, along with a bunch of things the goverment is forbidden to do. For example, US citizens do not have the right to speak freely. Instead, the United States Government is forbidden to restrict what people may say. The only way this can be applied to only US citizens is if the United States considers everyone not a US citizen to be somehow not a person.
  
  Then again, given how little the US military seems to care about the harm done to innocent civilians in the war on terror, maybe the government does see non US citizens as subhuman.

• On the post: Companies Request Special Permission From Feds To Register Intellectual Property In North Korea

  

  Chris-Mouse ( profile ), 26 Jul, 2013 @ 12:18pm

  Re:

  The whole thing is a CIA plot to replace the government of North Korea.
  The plan is to get a whole bunch of IP rights in North Korea. When they later apply to the North Korean courts to enforce those rights, the entire North Korean government will die laughing.

• On the post: Obama Promise To 'Protect Whistleblowers' Just Disappeared From Change.gov

  

  Chris-Mouse ( profile ), 26 Jul, 2013 @ 12:06pm

  Re:

  Politicians know exactly how to keep a promise...
  
  ...and they are faithfully keeping every promise they've made to those who have bankrolled their elections campaign.

• On the post: Democratic Leadership Says NSA Data Collection Is Fine Because You 'May Be In Communication With Terrorists'

  

  Chris-Mouse ( profile ), 25 Jul, 2013 @ 07:59am

  Hey Congress

  which terrorists have you been in communications with?

• On the post: Washington Post: Stop Us Before We Do Any More Real Journalism Like That Cute Little Guardian Paper

  

  Chris-Mouse ( profile ), 02 Jul, 2013 @ 02:01pm

  The funny thing is that none of the documents Snowden has leaked have revealed anything that could be considered a legitimate intelligence operation. What they have revealed is a massive illegal intelligence operation that at best makes any legitimate intelligence operation harder by burying important clues in a tsunami of irrelevant details.

• On the post: NSA Deletes Fact Sheet On NSA Spying After Senate Points Out It's Actually NSA Lying

  

  Chris-Mouse ( profile ), 26 Jun, 2013 @ 01:48pm

  Why don't they just classify it. That would make it disappear, at least as far as the government is concerned.

• On the post: American Bankers' Association Claims Routing Numbers Are Copyrighted

  

  Chris-Mouse ( profile ), 25 Jun, 2013 @ 09:54am

  Re:

  So who owns the copyright to 127.0.0.1?

• On the post: NSA Boss Pretends He Doesn't Know Anything About Wikileaks

  

  Chris-Mouse ( profile ), 25 Jun, 2013 @ 02:28pm

  Of course he doesn't follow wikiLeaks.

  If he did, he'd have to admit to unauthorized access to classified documents.

• On the post: Donald Trump Thinks The Extradition Process Is Too Slow, Suggests Just Killing Edward Snowden

  

  Chris-Mouse ( profile ), 25 Jun, 2013 @ 05:15am

  Re: Re:

  >The Government may not be legally allowed to execute the guy
  
  Um, yes, they are. It's called targeted killing.
  
  United States Bill of Rights, Amendment V
  
  No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
  
  The government cannot simply decide to kill someone without violating the constitution. Not that that seems to bother them very much these days.

• On the post: Rep. Alan Grayson: I've Seen The Details And There Is No Reason To Keep TPP Secret

  

  Chris-Mouse ( profile ), 24 Jun, 2013 @ 04:39pm

  Re: What are the risks?

  He'd have to get the document first. all he's allowed to do is look at it, not make copies.

• On the post: Snowden's Secrets 'Belong To The People Of The US' & He's A Traitor For Giving Them What They Own?

  

  Chris-Mouse ( profile ), 24 Jun, 2013 @ 10:41am

  Now we're seeing why 'military intelligence' is considered an oxymoron.

• On the post: Latest Stupid DRM Idea: Ebooks With Corrupted Texts That Vary By Customer

  

  Chris-Mouse ( profile ), 21 Jun, 2013 @ 05:45am

  You could look at each spot where a change might be bade as on bit.Make a change for a one, not make the change for a zero. If the goal is to identify each copy uniquely, you need a lot of possible change spots. Sixteen spots would allow for up to 65535 copies, which is probably a small run for an ebook. Will it be possible to find sixteen or more spots to change? Maybe. It will really dependva lot on the nature of the book.
  Will it be possible to remove this tracking? Certainly. I'd even call it trivial to remove. Given several copies of the book,with different changes, a simple script could identify and correct the changes in seconds.

• On the post: Anonymous Participant Who Drew Attention To Steubenville Rape May Face More Years In Jail Than Rapists

  

  Chris-Mouse ( profile ), 10 Jun, 2013 @ 12:38pm

  Re:

  That's how the government eliminates crime. Sweep the real crimes under the rug, and stomp hard on anyone who dares point out that a crime occurred. Once nobody reports any crimes, the government can claim success because there are no reports of crimes.

• On the post: Intelligence Boss Claims The Real Villain Here Is The Press For Revealing His Secret Spying Program

  

  Chris-Mouse ( profile ), 07 Jun, 2013 @ 06:34am

  Re: This just pisses me off

  The problem with that statement is that it's NOT Obama. The real problem is with the entire political process in the USA. Until such time as politicians don't have to depend on financial donations to stay in office, they will continue dancing to the tune of those with the cash to buy elections.

• On the post: Intelligence Boss Claims The Real Villain Here Is The Press For Revealing His Secret Spying Program

  

  Chris-Mouse ( profile ), 07 Jun, 2013 @ 06:30am

  It's looking more and more like the history books in 2050 will record 9-11 as America's version of the Reichstag fire

• On the post: Universal Music Demands $42,000 From Danish Mayors For Gangnam Style Parody

  

  Chris-Mouse ( profile ), 31 May, 2013 @ 10:52am

  Re:

  He'll probably get the last three digits of that amount.

• On the post: Court Orders Google To Comply With National Security Letters, But Suggests It Might Want To Ask Again

  

  Chris-Mouse ( profile ), 31 May, 2013 @ 03:51pm

  Google looks more like secretive mega-corporation that doesn't want to share the valuable data it has collected. I'll leave it to you to make your own decicion as to wether the reason is to protect your privacy or to be greedy and keep everything for itself.
  Either way, the result is the same.

• On the post: Lawsuit Over Who Gets Starbucks Tips

  

  Chris-Mouse ( profile ), 31 May, 2013 @ 03:45pm

  Sure, let the management have a share of the tips...
  ...but only if ALL workers are paid at least the minimum wage.

• On the post: Retired Lt. Col.: Violent Media Has Bred A Generation Of Killers

  

  Chris-Mouse ( profile ), 21 May, 2013 @ 08:23am

  Re: Re: HEY, TIMMY, don't forget the illegal WARS:

  Iraq: a country that DID use WMDs, DID harbor international terrorists, DID invade other countries (twice), and DID commit genocide. The Iraq War wasn't only not illegal, it was technically mandated by the UN genocide convention. What was illegal was anyone voting against it. Don't let Bush's bumbling confuse you into thinking it was an illegal war.
  
  The United States is the only country to use nuclear weapons in battle, and still has the world's largest stockpile of them.
  The United States government ignored requests to extradite Luis Carriles to face terrorism charges. Oh, and don't forget about The School of the Americas
  The United States government overthrew the government of Iraq in 1963, bringing Saddam Hussein to power. The US also overthrew the democratically elected government of Iran in 1953. There are at least a dozen other times and places where the United States has intervened in the governments of other countries.
  Even a simple scan of the history of the United States will show the blatant genocide commited against the native tribes of the US midwest and west.
  
  By your logic, the rest of the world is not only permitted, but obligated to invade the United States and replace the government.

• On the post: Footage Of Lethal Beating Deleted From Seized Phone; Sheriff Asks FBI To Take Over Investigation

  

  Chris-Mouse ( profile ), 16 May, 2013 @ 01:31pm

  Re: Cops gotta love em..

  They get a paid vacation because they are innocent until proven guilty in court, so you can't punish them. At the same time, the allegations have so damaged their reputation that they are useless in any sort of law enforcement role.

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