N.S.A. Devises Radio Pathway Into Computers

The New York Times ^ | January 14, 2014 | DAVID E. SANGER and THOM SHANKER

[John W]

WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency has implanted software in nearly 100,000 computers around the world that allows the United States to conduct surveillance on those machines and can also create a digital highway for launching cyberattacks.

While most of the software is inserted by gaining access to computer networks, the N.S.A. has increasingly made use of a secret technology that enables it to enter and alter data in computers even if they are not connected to the Internet, according to N.S.A. documents, computer experts and American officials.

The technology, which has been used by the agency since at least 2008, relies on a covert channel of radio waves that can be transmitted from tiny circuit boards and USB cards inserted surreptitiously into the computers.

[Graewoulf]

Yup. Today the US Federal Government is Public Enemy Number One.

Robin Hood stole from The Government, back in the day.

We should not steal from the damn Federal Government, but we must learn, as Robin Hood did, to think like the Government for our own protection.

We must think of the worst possible thing that the US Federal Government could do to us, and then assume that the Federal Government ALREADY has that working plan in place to harm us.

BTW, keep in mind that we are paying them with our tax dollars to do harm to us.

Lemme see now, first we abolish the NSA, IRS, Department of Education, Food Stamp Program, Aid to Dairy Farmers, Aid to dependent children, unemployment compensation and Head Start.

The next day we -——

[Yosemitest]

Sounds like THE BEAST IS RISING:

" And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea,
having seven heads and ten horns,
and upon his horns ten crowns,
and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard,
and his feet were as the feet of a bear,
and his mouth as the mouth of a lion:
and the dragon gave him
his power, and his seat, and great authority.
And I saw one of his heads
as it were wounded to death;
and his deadly wound was healed:
and all the world wondered after the beast.
And they worshipped the dragon
which gave power unto the beast:
and they worshipped the beast,
saying,
Who is like unto the beast?
who is able to make war with him?
And there was given unto him
a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies;
and power was given unto him
to continue forty and two months.
And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God,
to blaspheme his name,
and his tabernacle,
and them that dwell in heaven.
And it was given unto him
to make war with the saints,
and to OVERCOME them:
and power was given him
over all kindreds,
and tongues,
and nations.
And ALL that dwell upon the earth SHALL worship him,
whose names are NOT WRITTEN IN the book of life of the Lamb
slain from the foundation of the world.
If any man have an ear,
LET HIM HEAR.
He that leadeth into captivity
shall go into captivity:
he that killeth with the sword
must be killed with the sword.
Here is the PATIENCE and the FAITH of the saints. "

I SUGGEST to you all ~ read that AGAIN.

[B4Ranch]

Do you actually believe that Obama and the DHS is protecting you and your liberty? Do you believe that our military (with a Muslim Commander in Chief) is fighting to protect our Constitution and Bill of Rights?

[ek_hornbeck]

It's gotten so bad that even the NYT is reporting on what our government is doing to us with its newfound surveillance powers and apparatus.

Yet there are plenty of people around, including many self-styled "conservatives" on this forum who think that Edward Snowden and not the NSA is the villain in this game.

[Paladin2]

[VerySadAmerican]

Why is anyone surprised?

[Boogieman]

Heh. Seriously though, they actually intercepted deliveries from the manufacturers, modified systems, and then delivered them to the target. So stuff like this could be added before you even booted the machine for the first time.

[Eleutheria5]

Those clever boys. What will they think up next? Shower stall cameras, so they can watch people naked and threaten to tell the world how well hung they aren’t?

[lentulusgracchus]

For years my best defense against hack-attacks was a 1998-era 4-gig HDD and a 160-meg RAM supporting my Win 98 system on my old IBM i-Series laptop, which was on a dialup server on a third-tier ISP.

Unfortunately, it went the way of all silicon, to that big recycling bin in the sky.

[ReaganÜberAlles]

So THAT’s how THAT got out about me! Damn them!!

[Right Wing Assault]

True, I did hear about that and I can’t believe what we’ve been brought down to all in the name of “protecting our freedom” by decreasing our freedom. “Animal Farm” double speak.

[TomasUSMC]

But don’t worry, your stuff is safe in THE CLOUD

[Elsie]

Yup!

[Elsie]