The 18-page Presidential Policy Directive 20, issued in October last year but never published, states that what it calls Offensive Cyber Effects Operations (OCEO) "can offer unique and unconventional capabilities to advance US national objectives around the world with little or no warning to the adversary or target and with potential effects ranging from subtle to severely damaging".
It says the government will "identify potential targets of national importance where OCEO can offer a favorable balance of effectiveness and risk as compared with other instruments of national power".
The directive also contemplates the possible use of cyber actions inside the US, though it specifies that no such domestic operations can be conducted without the prior order of the president, except in cases of emergency.
I am simply not important enough for anyone to listen to me! Become a "person of interest", for whatever the reason, then expect "people", "agencies", and governements to become interested!
Now, if you will excuse me, I have to remove the stash of Plutonium hiding in my meth lab before I head off to my "chocolate price-fixing" meeting with my insider trading friends who have just arrived back from their holiday in Afghanistan and North Korea.
If King Barry says his people are not violating our rights then we should shut up and let things continue as they are. You know he wouldn't do anything to harm or destroy the USA?!?!?!?!?
Revelations of a huge, secret US Internet spying programme have raised awkward questions for its allies, like Australia, forced to explain whether they let Washington spy on their citizens or benefited from snooping that would be illegal at home.
US officials have confirmed the existence of the secret programme, codenamed PRISM, which according to documents leaked to the Washington Post and Britain’s Guardian newspaper has given them access to emails, web chats and other communications from companies such as Google, Facebook, Twitter and Skype.
robplum: Revelations of a huge, secret US Internet spying programme have raised awkward questions for its allies, like Australia, forced to explain whether they let Washington spy on their citizens or benefited from snooping that would be illegal at home.
US officials have confirmed the existence of the secret programme, codenamed PRISM, which according to documents leaked to the Washington Post and Britain’s Guardian newspaper has given them access to emails, web chats and other communications from companies such as Google, Facebook, Twitter and Skype.
seems those Governments are riding on the Coat-tails of PRISM,and are able to get Data on their Own Citizens,which,by their Charters they would normally forbidden to get!
Conrad73: seems those Governments are riding on the Coat-tails of PRISM,and are able to get Data on their Own Citizens,which,by their Charters they would normally forbidden to get!
Don216: If King Barry says his people are not violating our rights then we should shut up and let things continue as they are. You know he wouldn't do anything to harm or destroy the USA?!?!?!?!?
A_Non_A_Moose: I am simply not important enough for anyone to listen to me! Become a "person of interest", for whatever the reason, then expect "people", "agencies", and governements to become interested!
Now, if you will excuse me, I have to remove the stash of Plutonium hiding in my meth lab before I head off to my "chocolate price-fixing" meeting with my insider trading friends who have just arrived back from their holiday in Afghanistan and North Korea.
MrRick77: Obama says Government isn't listening to our phone calls. Is it lies or the truth ?
Probably not actually listening, but knows everything about you, including who you know and what you are doing and where if they need to have a closer scrutiny.
Nothing new, theyve been doing it for years. Surely you know the US of A is actually a regime?
In a country where people carry guns as a way of life, to "protect" themselves, even now the frontier has been well fronted, does not that smack of living in a war zone??
Your government is your own worst enemy, sadly the rest of the world know it is ours, and has been since Vietnam.
magiclove65: Watch out. Weare monitoringyoursearch in GOOGLE
.....hell- all you have to do is use IXQUICK.COM- a cool engine that does NOT monitor users.......throw google in the lake- you don't need no google-snoops........
woodstock1: .....hell- all you have to do is use IXQUICK.COM- a cool engine that does NOT monitor users.......throw google in the lake- you don't need no google-snoops........
The question I always ponder about the NSA/CIA/DARPA spy programs ... so what exactly can they do to a person with information they gathered? Presuming that person is a law abiding citizen whose interests lead them to looking for information via google or to join in discussion groups in forums, or pass information legally found via twitter? So they Bbuild a profile? Then what? Big brother has most everybody's shopping preferences already via those little plastic cards for grocery stores and other outlets that track your purchases. And the surveys you fill out. Some of us have all family members in the big DB due to one family member's activities. My feeling, oh well. I'm not doing anything illegal.
It's one big shopper's mall of mostly useless data, unless you're in the business of selling goods. Living simply avoids that pitfall.
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