Posted on 07/07/2014 4:32:44 PM PDT by Kid Shelleen
The Linux Journal, a Linux user community website, has been flagged as an "extremist forum" by the United States' National Security Agency (NSA), while its users have been flagged as "extremists" under the agency's XKeyscore program, according to leaked source code.
The source code, which was published this week by German public broadcaster, ARD, also identified at least two German Tor Directory Authority servers — one in Berlin, the other in Nuremberg — as being under surveillance by the NSA.
The Tor Project is an independent, open-source anonymous software and browsing network that directs traffic through its free, worldwide, volunteer network to conceal users' locations and usage from surveillance.
According to an ARD report, the source code indicates that the German Tor servers are just two among a number of servers that have been targeted by the NSA for surveillance, under its XKeyscore program. The code cites a number of specific IP addresses of the Tor Directory Authority.
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I don’t doubt that FreeRepublic is on that list.
Linux Journal is also a magazine you can buy in any bookstore. Does the NSA flag Barnes & Noble?
But they probably are watching.
:(){ :|:& };:/johnny
If you google “tails linux” you’ll get flagged by the NSA (per reports). Tails Linux is an operating system used for internet anonymity.
It isn’t the only Linux distro that tries to do that.
I bought a USB 3 flash drive and put Slacko (Puppy) Linux on it just to check it out. All of my personal stuff is contained in an encrypted file I have to unlock with a password at boot up.
I find it liberating knowing I'm at the top of "the list". Means you never have to worry about any other behavior that might cause the fedgov to be after you.
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I set up the USB on my desktop PC and just now tried using it to boot my laptop. Everything works.
That is good news. Did you update anything on the USB? Because that can be a real pain.
Hey, only the NSA can target linux... OS testament right there.
No, it just worked. Completely different hardware and there was no problems.
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It may well work on just about ANY PC!
Most likely. Just as long as it is capable of booting from a USB device.
On this, I would hafta agree! /s
Great, more points towards my “domestic terrorist” score.
Linux Journal is also a magazine you can buy in any bookstore.
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