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2017-03-07 -Land of the Free

WikiLeaks publishes huge trove of CIA spying documents in 'Vault 7' release

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Posted by DarthVader 2017-03-07 09:22|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Missed a /span on this small device.
From the public to Document should not be highlighted.

Posted by DarthVader 2017-03-07 09:30|| 2017-03-07 09:30|| Front Page Top

Posted by Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2017-03-07 10:08|| 2017-03-07 10:08|| Front Page Top

#3 "CIA turns Smart TVs, iPhones, gaming consoles and many other consumer gadgets into open microphones" and added " CIA turned every Microsoft Windows PC in the world into spyware. Can activate backdoors on demand, including via Windows update" As of October 2014 the CIA was also looking at infecting the vehicle control systems used by modern cars and trucks.
The purpose of such control is not specified, but it would permit the CIA to engage in nearly undetectable assassinations.

Covers period of 2013-2016. Excuse me while I turn off my smart TV and telephone. Time to swap the newer car for an old beater pickup truck. So is it possible Trump Towers really was hacked in this manner?

Posted by JohnQC 2017-03-07 10:29|| 2017-03-07 10:29|| Front Page Top

#4 Fixed, DarthVader. You didn't forget it, merely misspelt it.

Posted by trailing wife 2017-03-07 11:50|| 2017-03-07 11:50|| Front Page Top

#5 I think the public would be far more outraged over leaks like this if it wasn't the case that all of these tools are being used on citizens, including journalists, Congress and candidate Trump.

Law enforcement keeps telling us that they need access to all of our private information in order to catch child molesters and terrorists. But just a few days ago the FBI dropped its prosecution of an alleged child molester in order to preserve the secrecy of the hack it used. So, they can't be that worried about pedos.

So here is a modest suggestion. If the government can hack into private communications, then so can everyone else. So let's forget about making these communications accessible to government, and focus instead on making them as secure as possible. Life might get a little harder for police, but I'd be willing to live with that. In exchange, we could worry less about hackers and government snooping on citizens.

Posted by Iblis 2017-03-07 12:32|| 2017-03-07 12:32|| Front Page Top

#6 According to Wikileaks, this was on a isolated network within Langley itself. Someone walked in, downloaded, and walked out with all this info.

Am I the only one who is thinking that a Obama stooge did this to kneecap Trump? Or perhaps in fear that the tools they used would be turned on them?

Posted by Charles 2017-03-07 14:52|| 2017-03-07 14:52|| Front Page Top

#7 Excuse me while I turn off my smart TV and telephone. Then you must put all of its circuitry through a shredder. Myself, I will move into my backyard, where I have a hollow log and a puddle of muddy water drink from. Even then an eye in the sky can probably study the local vibrations of said log and water to follow my every thought & action from low earth orbit.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2017-03-07 15:16|| 2017-03-07 15:16|| Front Page Top

#8 Toldja. She really is watching you.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2017-03-07 15:26|| 2017-03-07 15:26|| Front Page Top

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