So the NSA has access to my computer?

[Grey Jinjo]

http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/5/5263/1.html

Seven years and I never read that article before. I'd say more about it, but I think it deserves a thorough reading from everybody.

[Gold Jinjo]

On a related note, something I learnt about printers recently is that most, if not all printers will print a "signature" of sorts that isn't visible to the naked eye. This can be used to track down the printer it was printed off of. Apparently this has something to do with preventing forgeries.

So you never know exactly what is in place that's used to spy on our activities

Anyway, I was late reading that NSA article too. It's dated 1999 but I remember reading it last year. Coupled with recent news that they're spying on American phone conversations... grah. Not to mention this guff about the government wanting Google to turn in their database

What a crazy country.

[MewChan]

So it was the NSA who's been deleting my colection of Aru por--Erp, pictures?

[banjo nerd]

at least they haven't took away my pj64 *FBI comes in with a bazooka* "don`t hurt me" "we won`t so panic" what do you want" " we need you`re dumb pj64 and those stupid rwpf people" *i kick him in the balls* " arh ow ohhhhh" "hahaha"

[BanjoSonic]

At least it isn't affecting Win 3.1, but does this mean they're spying on our pics, games and other stuff on our computers?

[trevor]

I knew win 3.1 was the best system!

Can you delete the Key

trev

[Ice Lightning]

Wait, If this means what I think it means (I only skim read it) then it means that NSA is spying on what we look at and do on the internet and computers.

2 things: Does it also apply to computers in the UK, and isn't that kind of/very illegal? It's invasion of privacy isn't it?

[Grey Jinjo]

It's massively illegal, yes. I'm not sure, but it seems to come with EVERY version of windows so I'd imagine that to be worldwide. I have no confirmation on that, however.

[BanjoSonic]

Originally Posted by Grey Jinjo

but it seems to come with EVERY version of windows

Didn't the article say that this doesn't affect Windows 95, 3.1 and earlier?

[Gold Jinjo]

Welp, time to buy an Apple system

It seems I'm being presented with more and more reasons to switch.

[Hakey Wake]

Originally Posted by trevor

I knew win 3.1 was the best system!

Can you delete the Key

trev

From what I can take from that article, no you can't.

You can however, replace it with a different key that's yours an not from the NSA.

[MewChan]

Have they been looking at the stuff I save?
Those PERVERTS!

[ChrisPBacon]

Heh, if they are spying on you, then you can spy onthem. All server computers can look into the main one. I do it all the time with VNC at my school, but the NSA probably has better security. If you were a good enough hacker, you could spy back on them. My friend got a detention from November to December everyday after school for hacking and finding out the admin password, but he didnt do anything with it. Hacking is risky, dont try to outwit the NSA.

[DevilBottles]

The government doesn't want to see what's on my computer. That's why they haven't come to restrain me yet.

Ice Lightning: I believe the article, somewhere, said:

Originally Posted by Fernandez
"For non-American IT managers relying on Windows NT to operate highly secure data centres, this find is worrying", he added. "The US government is currently making it as difficult as possible for "strong" crypto to be used outside of the US. That they have also installed a cryptographic back-door in the world's most abundant operating system should send a strong message to foreign IT managers".

I believe this means the governemnt does have access to foriegn Windows computers. At least ones made by Microsoft, in the US. I'm not sure if there is an entirely different one in the UK, or if they are shipped overseas.

[banjo nerd]

well, i live in canada it might affect me..?