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What the NSA knows about your iPhone
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Incorrect, Sir. That's a false sense of security you have.
OP- here's the deal that you need to know...
1. I 'kind of' doubt that they can access everything on your phone, but then again most people doubted 'they' were listening in on our phone calls/emails/activity for years and years...lo and behold, the 'nutters' were right all along. Take that for what you will.
2. This is the important part- All the spying on American/world citizens by our government is NOT about "safety and security for the American people"... it is about safety and security FOR THE GOVERNMENT--- AGAINST THE AMERICAN PEOPLE...
Think about it. The American people are precisely the people who HAVE the power in this country (supposed to anyways...we see how that's changed), and can take it AWAY from the government. They know this, and they have been arming themselves against us for decades.
They SAY that all the domestic spying is to protect us...and then admit that events like the Sandy Hook shooting and Boston Marathon bombing 'fell through the cracks' when in fact if you dig deeper, they really knew a LOT more than they say publicly.
They CHOOSE not to 'protect' us from these things, because that's not what their programs are set up to protect against.
Don't get me started on how most if not all of these events are 'guided' by them in the first place.
Look harder OP. The rabbit hole goes a LOT deeper than you think.
Sir?
LMAO!
Why yes, even if you can't see someone's profile pic under certain conditions, anyone posting on an iPhone forum must be male.
That really just goes right along with your tinfoil hat.
The whole point is that they can, and do, scan and then act on the interesting folks. Chuck full of false alarms and undue scrutiny for something that was private between people.
They are not interested in "you", unless you trip the threshold. At least that is what has been reported.
They are not interested in "you", unless you trip the threshold. At least that is what has been reported.
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There are reason's someone becomes of interest to them and makes them start scanning their information. It's not something the 'average Joe or Jolene" needs to worry about.
I guess you missed the list of "suspicious" words that has been circulated. Yeah, average Joe and Joelene do have to be concerned.
Sorry mod, didn't see your warning until now. I'm done.
Have a great weekend all!!
What the NSA knows about your iPhone
Damn, annoying that they know all my kinks.
No worries, nothing my wife doesn't already know!
Damn, annoying that they know all my kinks.
No worries, nothing my wife doesn't already know!
Private browsering won't keep them from knowing what you did/doing. While VPNs I use and advocate it's usage for a more secure/private online experience, these are not even 100%. Tor was also compromised a few months back..
But as far as your phone, who really knows what they can access. Just assume that they can access ALL of it if they want.
Privacy and anonymity in this connected world is one of the most difficult commodities to obtain.
Not to worry. Just omit texts with words such as Tea Party, Bill of Rights, AR15, 2nd Amendment, etc.
It's kind of paranoid but I've had this same thought too. No emails with this stuff in it either. Deleting doesn't matter. Once it's sent the NSA has a copy of it. We live in a weird sort of benevolent police state. The vast, vast majority of us won't be affected. But if we get in trouble, or are accused of something, even if falsely, then it's all there to be unearthed
NSA can access Apple servers, not your phone directly. However Apple servers include iCloud backup which is basically your entire phone.
Apple can claim that NSA has no direct access to your phone however that is irrelevant.
Apple can claim that NSA has no direct access to your phone however that is irrelevant.