Foil hat- I hear ya Joe! I'm currently working on building a compliant Faraday Cage to keep out Big Brother (who I'll from here on out I'll refer to as "Big Stepdad") I'm gonna call it the "Faraday Freedom Frock" (working title).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraday_cage If you don't mind eliminating any way for someone to call you, I believe there are cases comercially available to put your phone in to block any signals in or out, but then why carry phone? Personally, I'm still a big fan of the pager. There are also sleaves available for blocking RFID signals- passive and active (like the ones in the new passports). As for physically taking data storage devices and searching them: what a crock! If I really want to hide something, I'll have no problem disguising or hiding 2 gigs the size of my thumbnail. What a waste of government resources (surprise!). As for the teachers: My wife is one of those teachers who "meekly gave up her right to privacy". But of course, after 4 years of school to teach they spring that rule on you, and there are plenty of people willing to be fingerprinted to get the job- what do you do? If she kept her "privacy" she'd have to have 3 roomates to pay the bills. OR, give up her privacy so she could have enough money to have her own place (at the time). It's just like the social security number: "not to be used as identification". Try to get credit without one! I disagree with it too, but not a lot of options... -B On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 9:43 AM, <jran...@gmail.com> wrote: > The cell phone tracking is something I had read about but never gave a ton > of thought to until I bought the new iphone. On my first generation iphone > the tracking feature could put me in a 10 or 20 block area. A little close > for comfort but not awful. My new iphone without using gps often shows my > precise location to within 10-30 feet. It does this by triangulating my > location from the cell towers but then goes a step further using the wifi > networks nearby to greatly improve the accuracy. Using the built in > accelerometer the phone even knows what direction I am facing... > > I'm not entirely sure this makes me comfortable but then again I continue to > use it. I suppose the moral of the story is that if you need privacy don't > buy any portable electronic device. > > Heck, my cat has her own RFID chip. I used to think that using cash instead > of cards also helps but now I am hearing that the strips in new money can be > picked up by sensors at customs. I've not yet completely substantiated this > one yet... > > Time to get out my foil hat! > > Joe > > On Sep 1, 2009 8:59am, Linda Palit <lkpa...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >> The local grocery is about to require a fingerprint with check and >> >> identification, if you want to use a check. It has been tested in Austin, >> >> etc, and seems to have worked out. Babies and children are sometimes >> >> fingerprinted to use as comparison in the case of crimes. >> >> >> >> Anonymity is becoming rare and more difficult, and fingerprinting is >> >> associated with things much different than it once was. >> >> I put this in a different category than invading my personal laptop or >> >> tapping my phone, but in a digital age, perhaps it all runs together. >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: Katy Roodenko [mailto:katy...@yahoo.com] >> >> Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 8:50 AM >> >> To: Cavers Texas >> >> Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Big-Brother related >> >> >> >> Hm, >> >> >> >> Can we (the foreigners who for whatever reason come to visit USA) encrypt >> >> our fingerprints? I have never been to any as humiliating process as this >> >> one: being taken my fingerprints at the US border. >> >> >> >> I guess it is really not the best way to make friends. I know many of my >> >> friends in Europe who would not come to USA precisely for this reason. >> >> >> >> For whatever reasons, very recently, Texas Teachers were ordered to give >> >> their fingerprints as well. I expected riots and protests - but they went >> >> silently to gave up all their privacy as easily as that! What a KGB >> country >> >> of obedient society who shouts loudly on privacy but really forgot what >> >> "privacy" really means! >> >> >> >> Really, if I had a kid, I would not like it to be educated by these >> >> teachers. >> >> >> >> Katy >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --- On Tue, 9/1/09, Don Cooper wavyca...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> > From: Don Cooper wavyca...@gmail.com> >> >> > Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Big-Brother related >> >> > To: "Mixon Bill" bmixon...@austin.rr.com> >> >> > Cc: "Cavers Texas" texascavers@texascavers.com> >> >> > Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 5:10 AM >> >> > I figure if you re-constitute zeros and ones >> >> > on my computer with enough permutations, you can make up >> >> > just about anything including 9/11 plans and blueprints for >> >> > thermonuke devices. >> >> > >> >> > I am all FOR encryption. If its MY bizness, then it >> >> > should STAY my business. As far as probing things I've >> >> > thought about and not done - well that is MINE ALONE. Stay >> >> > out of my HEAD - FEDS! >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > And as far as tracking my relative position between cell >> >> > phone towers - How else can I receive a phone call when >> >> > I'm out and about? But yeah - thanks for reminding me, >> >> > Bill - I should always remember to always turn it off when >> >> > I'm out there committing crimes! >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > -WaV >> >> > >> >> > On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 8:47 PM, >> >> > Mixon Bill bmixon...@austin.rr.com> >> >> > wrote: >> >> > >> >> > Surely the authority of the customs people to inspect >> >> > vessels or vehicles applies only to those that have been >> >> > outside the United States? >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Anyway, there was an amusing thing in the news a few months >> >> > ago. Some guy came into the US from Canada and somehow the >> >> > customs people learned that there was kiddy porn on his >> >> > laptop computer and arrested him. However, the files were >> >> > encrypted, and even the feds were unable to break the >> >> > encryption and prove it. Courts ruled that the defendent >> >> > could not be required to give up the key to the code. (I >> >> > suspect this might have been a deliberate test case, with >> >> > the offending image deliberately out where the customs >> >> > inspector would see it.) >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Drive them crazy. Get PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) and encrypt >> >> > lots of perfectly innocent stuff on your computer. Don't >> >> > use some wimpy encryption facility that comes with your >> >> > operating system; it is probably not NSA-proof. (Actually, >> >> > of course, unless you deliberately do something to make them >> >> > suspicious--not recommended--, it is extremely unlikely that >> >> > they'll ever check.) It would be really nice if it was >> >> > easy and convenient to encrypt everything, including all >> >> > voice communications. But almost nobody really cares about >> >> > his privacy. Witness all those people who travel around with >> >> > their cell phones turned on, making it possible to track >> >> > them in real time. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > --Mixon >> >> > >> >> > ---------------------------------------- >> >> > >> >> > A fearless man cannot be brave. >> >> > >> >> > ---------------------------------------- >> >> > >> >> > You may "reply" to the address this message >> >> > >> >> > came from, but for long-term use, save: >> >> > >> >> > Personal: bmi...@alumni.uchicago.edu >> >> > >> >> > AMCS: edi...@amcs-pubs.org >> >> > or sa...@amcs-pubs.org >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> > >> >> > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com >> >> > >> >> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com >> >> > >> >> > For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Visit our website: http://texascavers.com >> >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com >> >> For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Visit our website: http://texascavers.com >> >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com >> >> For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
