ELyssa Durant (me?) on "THE" watch List???

Protests in Egypt: A Sign of the Times

 

Why does Egypt matter?

 

Watch closely and reflect on what is happening in Egypt.

 

I use the internet as my primary source of communications. I have 13 gigs of spyware, malware and other junk that somehow found it's why onto my hard drive in less than 63 days!

 

I didn't have broadband until last month! I have no cable television and I can barely get a signal on my TV-- not that there is much worth watching-- but I would like to see the news and see WTH is going on in the world.

 

But you grow used to the silence-- I did not even own a television until a few months ago.

 

I have had more than a dozen cell phones in less than one year because the damn things keep freezing on me. App Error 200. I shit you not-- coincidence? Maybe. But anyone who purchases more than 3 cell phones in one year is automatically placed on the terrorist watch list. Then again, I live in a state where the ACLU is on the watch list!

 

Sound bizarre? I hope so, cause it certainly does sound "normal" to me!

 

Welcome to my life.

 

The United States has long had the capability to monitor, jam, and cut communications at will. Without cause or justification.

 

I live in the United States of America. I care what is happening in Egypt because I know it could happen here.

Am I a whistleblower? Yes, I am.
Am I anonymous? Not so much.
Am I a terrorist? Hell, no.

Am I on the watch list? You bet your sweet ass I am!

IN MY COUNTRY?

 

"First they came for the communists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist.

 
Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist.

 
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Jew.

 
Then they came for me
and there was no one left to speak out for me."

Friedrich Gustav Emil Martin Niemöller
(14 January 1892 – 6 March 1984)

"Somewhere to run, Nowhere to hide?"
~Cathy O'Brien, The Trance-formation of America

ACCESS DENIED: For Reason of National Security

 

#USA #TN05 #JAN25 #EGYPT

 

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you bet your sweet ass I am!

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Operation Blind Spot: Document & Benefit Fraud Task Forces

Document and benefit fraud pose a severe threat to national security and public safety because they create a vulnerability that may enable terrorists, criminals and illegal aliens to gain entry to and remain in the United States. One of the ways U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) addresses the infrastructure of illegal immigration is by detecting and deterring fraud before it erodes the integrity of the immigration process.

Established in April 2006, the Document and Benefit Fraud Task Forces (DBFTFs), led by ICE, detect, deter and disrupt document and benefit fraud.

Investigators from a variety of agencies with expertise in different aspects of fraud collaborate with U.S. Attorneys Offices around the country to formulate a comprehensive approach to targeting criminal organizations and the beneficiaries behind these fraudulent schemes.

DBFTF partners vary from task force to task force, but can include agencies such as U.S. Attorneys Offices, the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Social Security Administration, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the U.S. Department of State and various state and local law enforcement agencies. Each of these agencies has a different area of expertise and knowledge, and their contributions enable the DBFTFs to conduct more comprehensive investigations.

To date, DBFTFs have been established in 18 ICE Special Agent in Charge offices across the country:

• Atlanta
• Baltimore
• Boston
• Chicago
• Dallas
• Denver
• Detroit
• Houston
• Los Angeles
• Miami
• New York
• Newark
• Philadelphia
• Saint Paul
• San Francisco
• San Juan
• Tampa/Orlando
• Washington, D.C./Northern Virginia

via ice.gov

http://www.ice.gov/document-benefit-fraud/

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BBC News - Mobile 'pinging' claim raises legal questions

A former News of the World journalist's allegation the newspaper paid police to track mobile phones raises serious questions about the UK's eavesdropping laws, according to experts.

Sean Hoare said it was possible to "ping" a handset's location for £300.

While there is no firm evidence to support the accusation, if true it would undermine safeguards within the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act.

The law outlines a system of checks intended to prevent it being abused.

Police can ask mobile networks to determine the location of a phone, based on information from nearby radio masts.

Only a handful of officers in each force is authorised to make such enquiries, and their requests are supposed to be approved by a senior colleague.

Poor compliance

The system is regulated and audited by the Interception of Communications Commissioner, Sir Paul Kennedy.

In his most recent report, Sir Paul found in 10% of cases where law enforcement bodies sought communications information, there was poor compliance with the rules.

Such audits are based on a sampling of police requests - something that leaves the system open to abuse, according to solicitor advocate Simon McKay, author of Covert Policing: Law and Practice.

"The resources of the commissioner empowered by statute to review it are fairly restrictive, so circumstances dictate that a tiny proportion of authorisations obtained will ever be reviewed meaningfully or critically by the commissioner," he told BBC News.

Mr McKay added he would not be surprised if leaks had been made in return for cash.

Continue reading the main story

Pinging

Mobile phone networks have the ability to locate their customers' handsets.

At a basic level, they can determine which cell the phone is using. In a city, that might narrow-down the location to a few hundred metres. In the countryside it could be several kilometres.

It is also possible to triangulate the position of a phone more precisely using its relative position to several masts.

Additionally, many modern phones contain GPS technology to help determine their exact longitude and latitude.

Mobile operators are reluctant to discuss exactly what level of detail they are able to provide to law enforcement, although there are examples of police tracking criminals, accident victims and missing persons by their mobile phones.

"You are generally dealing with people that are experienced in using and deploying covert policing techniques and therefore their tradecraft equips them particularly well to minimise the risk of detection," he said.

Freedom law

A new law, currently being considered by parliament - the Protection of Freedoms Bill - would require judicial approval for some Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) disclosures, but not those requested by police.

The BBC approached the government to see if it planned to ask Sir Paul to re-examine the safeguards around police use of RIPA.

A Home Office spokesman said it would not be taking such action before the prime minister had outlined the terms of reference for his two enquiries into the phone-hacking scandal.

Daniel Hamilton, the director of campaign group Big Brother Watch, said he was happy to wait, provided there was eventually a review.

"I would have preferred if action had been taken earlier and intercepts had not been used on such a wide basis, but I think it makes sense now an inquiry has been set up and we have received assurances from the PM and the police that there will be a thorough investigation.

"I hope at the end it will be an opportune time to revisit these processes," he said.

via bbc.co.uk

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14141809

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BBC News - Mobile 'pinging' claim raises legal questions

A former News of the World journalist's allegation the newspaper paid police to track mobile phones raises serious questions about the UK's eavesdropping laws, according to experts.

Sean Hoare said it was possible to "ping" a handset's location for £300.

While there is no firm evidence to support the accusation, if true it would undermine safeguards within the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act.

The law outlines a system of checks intended to prevent it being abused.

Police can ask mobile networks to determine the location of a phone, based on information from nearby radio masts.

Only a handful of officers in each force is authorised to make such enquiries, and their requests are supposed to be approved by a senior colleague.

Poor compliance

The system is regulated and audited by the Interception of Communications Commissioner, Sir Paul Kennedy.

In his most recent report, Sir Paul found in 10% of cases where law enforcement bodies sought communications information, there was poor compliance with the rules.

Such audits are based on a sampling of police requests - something that leaves the system open to abuse, according to solicitor advocate Simon McKay, author of Covert Policing: Law and Practice.

"The resources of the commissioner empowered by statute to review it are fairly restrictive, so circumstances dictate that a tiny proportion of authorisations obtained will ever be reviewed meaningfully or critically by the commissioner," he told BBC News.

Mr McKay added he would not be surprised if leaks had been made in return for cash.

Continue reading the main story

Pinging

Mobile phone networks have the ability to locate their customers' handsets.

At a basic level, they can determine which cell the phone is using. In a city, that might narrow-down the location to a few hundred metres. In the countryside it could be several kilometres.

It is also possible to triangulate the position of a phone more precisely using its relative position to several masts.

Additionally, many modern phones contain GPS technology to help determine their exact longitude and latitude.

Mobile operators are reluctant to discuss exactly what level of detail they are able to provide to law enforcement, although there are examples of police tracking criminals, accident victims and missing persons by their mobile phones.

"You are generally dealing with people that are experienced in using and deploying covert policing techniques and therefore their tradecraft equips them particularly well to minimise the risk of detection," he said.

Freedom law

A new law, currently being considered by parliament - the Protection of Freedoms Bill - would require judicial approval for some Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) disclosures, but not those requested by police.

The BBC approached the government to see if it planned to ask Sir Paul to re-examine the safeguards around police use of RIPA.

A Home Office spokesman said it would not be taking such action before the prime minister had outlined the terms of reference for his two enquiries into the phone-hacking scandal.

Daniel Hamilton, the director of campaign group Big Brother Watch, said he was happy to wait, provided there was eventually a review.

"I would have preferred if action had been taken earlier and intercepts had not been used on such a wide basis, but I think it makes sense now an inquiry has been set up and we have received assurances from the PM and the police that there will be a thorough investigation.

"I hope at the end it will be an opportune time to revisit these processes," he said.

via bbc.co.uk

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14141809

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