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What's the point of having backdoors into things like Google & Facebook?

posted 8 years ago by thulk01
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It said that the government has, or wants to have, backdoors into services like Gmail, Facebook, Apple, and so on. But people who are actually doing highly illegal things (terrorists, arms dealers, etc) probably aren't using those services anyway. Seems a lot more likely they would use more obscure, anonymous services, encrypting their communication, and taking other precautions like that. So isn't adding backdoors to mass-consumed things (like Facebook and iCloud) completely pointless? It seems like the ONLY data you'd collect from something like that would be useless stuff from people who don't care enough to secure it, while you'd be ignoring all of the people who actually do need to be caught.

[–] mgandrews-1 8 years ago

This is a backhanded way of answering your question but don’t take my word for it, and as Morpheus said in the Matrix: I’m trying to free your mind, but I can only show you the door. You’re the one that has to walk through it.”

Here’s the door: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3nDbJooPu0

Interview of Professor Antony C. Sutton who wrote about: Wall Street financing Nazis & Communist Russian Revolution 1917. These very same people control the Matrix, Western governments and the banking system.

Here’s another door: Money masters - how international bankers gained control of America https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4wU9ZnAKAw

After you watch those films you will know who the enemy is and why they want to spy on you and why they want a backdoor to you.

"The bankers bought up all the media."
- Eustace Mullins, "Secrets of the Federal Reserve"

Statism: Worship of the State. The belief that you require permission to be free.

[–] JakeZen2 8 years ago

"They" want to know about all of us, not just the terrorists. Much like the US putting malware in friendly countries in case they turn against us.

[–] cableaddict 8 years ago

More to the point:

"They" want to be able to control the flow of information on the internet.

Imagine if you woke up tomorrow, and ever single sentence to be found online that spoke of Donald trump (or the rapists in the republican party) in a bad light, suddenly disappeared?

Who would stop this? Of course the answer is "no one." They could then do anything they want, wipe out pension funds, steal everyones homes and retirement savings, destroy the environment, AND NOBODY WOULD EVEN KNOW IT'S HAPPENING. - especially since they already control the media.

And yes, kids, this is happening right now.

No kidding around.

[–] PopularDemand 8 years ago

Terrorists aren't all evil geniuses with computer skills. Most come from 3rd world *beep* holes that create ignorant suicidal murderers. The fact that Snowden released this stuff wised them up to the fact that they aren't safe using normal channels.