And this little soap box has what to do with CentOS ?
On Oct 14, 2014, at 7:01 PM, Always Learning <centos@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 2014-10-14 at 13:29 -0400, James B. Byrne wrote:
>
>> I apologize in advance for the subject and length of this reply. I debated
>> just letting things pass without comment. But, security has many levels. And
>> the first level is recognition of the threat.
>
> Bravo Mr Byrne. Well expressed.
>
> ...... the first level of GOOD SECURITY is recognition of the threat.
>
> I have always been convinced Windoze 95 was designed to be invaded by
> 'approved' sources.
>
> I remember my often sad, frustrating days with bug-filled Windoze 95 and
> 98 (never went pass these) and seeing the existence of the 'history'
> files that users could not view because the M$ software prevented all
> user scrutiny of these files and associated directories on the user's
> own computer.
>
> I was also curious why the instant the computer connected with 'The
> Internet', Micro$oft would automatically start recording, on the user's
> own computer, all details of that Internet connection and, I assume, the
> traffic too. However M$ deliberately prevented users viewing that
> material in Windoze.
>
> Remember Word98, Excel98 etc. (I think it was) and the secret embedding
> of the user's M$ data (Windows serial number etc.) in those files ?
>
> When I installed Windoze 8 on a news reporter's girl friend's computer,
> M$ wanted, yes it insisted, on her email address, her gender, the area
> she lived, her email address and I can't remember if M$ also demanded
> her date of birth. As part of the Windoze registration process M$ sent
> her an email to confirm the accuracy of her email address.
>
> Don't forget M$, as part of the Windoze registration, records the serial
> number of the network card, the hard disk, the motherboard etc. etc.
>
> Conversely Centos does none of that .... yet. Knowing a wee bit about
> Uncle Sam, it is going to be inevitable that the USA government
> pressurises RedHat to provide backdoor access. It is not 'never' but
> simply when if they haven't already tried.
>
> Ebay registration in Holland, Europe, insists on a telephone number
> which it calls to give the new user an acceptance code to type-in. Seems
> an email address is not sufficient information.
>
> Google is the biggest spying operation in the world, excluding the USA
> government (military and security community).
>
> Despite all the spying the USA government ignored the Islamic State
> threat in the so-called 'Middle East' for almost a year .... obviously
> western people are more interesting to spy on than genuine terrorists
> murdering civilians every day of the week. Randy suggestions made by
> teenagers to each other are much more important to the ever-listening
> USA government than tackling active terrorists.
>
> Every router has a backdoor or 'technical support' access. The existence
> is not always mentioned in manuals. Every USA virus checker allows USA
> government viruses through.
>
> Yes, the secret organisations are protecting us against 911 but when the
> CIA knew about it in advance from a conversion in the Bahamas made by a
> drunk in a bar (dismissed at the time by the USA) and a telephone call
> from a prisoner in a German jail (don't know the USA's inaction excuse
> after receiving that tip-off), one wonders how efficient they really
> are.
>
> Snowden's material showed the USA military murdering civilians (the
> video from the helicopter and the machine gunning without cause of the
> civilians). No wonder the USA will not participate in the International
> Criminal Court in Den Haag, Nederland.
>
> I am not a terrorist and I do object to the UK government letting the
> USA and Google et al snop on UK residents. The UK is the USA's biggest
> external (outside the USA) spying base/processing centre in the world.
>
> Yes catch the really bad people but stop storing enormous amounts of
> personal data on the innocent people.
>
> Ever wondered why HDDs are so cheap ? Its because the USA government
> buys them by the factory load ! What for ? Recording all your personal
> data of course.
>
> Have a nice day people and wonder how many times in a single day is
> Uncle Sam and affiliates storing new personal data on you and your
> family. Hey Uncle Sam knows more about you than you know about yourself.
>
>> From personal experience, they sometimes get it wrong - correcting it is
> almost impossible because one normally never ever knows.
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Paul.
> England, EU.
>
> Who watches The Watchers ?
>
>
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