Re:How to Protect Yourself from NSA Attacks on 1024-bit DH
by mikexstudios on Friday October 16, 2015 @03:38PM
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That was the argument before Snowden, but we now know that the government passively records and stores as much information as possible on anyone. So they can build a secret file on anyone should they feel like it. And they'll use every piece of information at their disposal (private family life, shopping and travel habits, what websites you browse, what media you consume, etc.) to profile you. Ever download a copyrighted file or view pornography? That will be used against you.
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Re:How to Protect Yourself from NSA Attacks on 1024-bit DH
by jonnybgood on Friday October 16, 2015 @03:51PM
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> we now know that the government passively records and stores as much information as possible on anyone
That's highly impratical. NSA's budget isn't infinite and they have many other operations that would also require funding.
Re:How to Protect Yourself from NSA Attacks on 1024-bit DH
by macns on Friday October 16, 2015 @05:22PM
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Snowden demonstrates the way NSA and the British equivalent operate on demand* at the documentary film 'Snowden'. You should really skim through it at least, you will be surprised to what their finite budget can do.
* they collect bulk data, then develop the tools to sort them out