Feds mine Facebook for info

[Charles]

DETROIT ? Federal investigators in Detroit have taken the rare step of obtaining search warrants that give them access to Facebook accounts of suspected criminals.

The warrants let investigators view photographs, email addresses, cell phone numbers, lists of friends who might double as partners in crime, and see GPS locations that could help disprove alibis.

There have been a few dozen search warrants for Facebook accounts nationwide since May 2009, including three approved recently by a federal magistrate judge in Detroit, according to a Detroit News analysis of publicly available federal court records.

The trend raises privacy and evidentiary concerns in a rapidly evolving digital age and illustrates the potential law-enforcement value of social media, experts said.

http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/article_bbd23382-6ecf-11e0-aeef-001a4bcf6878.html

[Anthony]

They do it quite openly in denmark and no one seems in the slightest bit bothered.

[Harmonic]

Whitehaze...been happening here UK...for a while now...nowhere is safe....
I'm even tempted to look under the loo seat..now..

[Humble Soul]

From another perspective, Facebook could also be used by criminals using Facebook to establish an alibi or otherwise mislead those who choose to survey. If this becomes a commonly used method employed by law-enforcement agencies, I think we will see this more and more. Hopefully this will result in the agencies dropping this method of incrimination, as it will no longer hold up in a court, or an investigation.

[tone3jaguar]

The feds mine every inch of the internet with web spiders for info, they are mining your computer and this forum right now.

[Icecold]

Facebook should be avoided Whitehaze. We need to make it clear to all members that both Twitter and Facebook are to be avoided.

Yes, everywhere is accessible to the PTB. That is a given. But if you are a bunny, its a good idea to stay out of the headlights if at all possible.

One should shrink their exposure as much as possible.

Email, Skype (has a lot of security issues) and forums are enough of a giveaway and enough communicating power for anybody. Why use Facebook to allow the PTB easy ways to connect the dots.

[Anthony]

Facebook should be avoided Whitehaze. We need to make it clear to all members that both Twitter and Facebook are to be avoided.

I pretty much agree Ice, but any reason those two are worse than others?
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[Icecold]

I pretty much agree Ice, but any reason those two are worse than others?
A

Yes they are worse, because of the overt way in which connections can be made available to anybody.

Social engineering has never been easier.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwnTWZ1-UWY


Journal of Data Mining....

http://omicsonline.org/jdmgphome.php


http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/2009/03/facebooks-open-move-into-the-data-mining-space/



Facebook data mining gets creepier

Facebook just cranked up the creepiness factor for a about 6 million users.

Acording to Ad Age the social network is testing real-time data mining of status updates and wall posts.

So if you announce to the world that you just had a baby, Facebook might immediately respond with an ad for diapers.

For now, instant data mining is limited to 1 percent of Facebook users, which translates to roughly 6 million users.

Will you be one of the 6 million users?

Data mining isn't new for Facebook. The site already uses wall posts and status updates to create relevant ads.

If you use Gmail, this shouldn't be too disconcerting. For years, Google has used the text of e-mails to spit out relevant advertisements.

But if the whole idea gives you the creeps, at least take comfort knowing that this type of data mining is all handled by algorithms, so you needn't worry about some marketer poring over your every word.

If this doesn't creep you out, there may be something else Facebook is doing that will as reported at the second link below.

Link here (http://techland.time.com/2011/03/25/facebook-could-be-reading-your-words-for-real-time-ads/) and here (http://caveviews.blogs.com/cave_news/2011/01/new-security-threat-for-facebook-users.html).



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[Isostool]

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[Ineffable Hitchhiker]

Skype (has a lot of security issues)



Skype too?
What methods of (instant) communication would you recommend ?
I will hazard a guess....none! :)
But are there ANY out there that could possibly not be monitored?

[Icecold]

Oh come on. It is not necessarily a concern for people. Concerned parties can get whatever information they like. Those who can, can. What does it matter? They can listen to you fart on the frikkin toilet for f*cks sake.

You are kidding right???????

Just make it easy for them....!?$!?$!?$!?$ I never thought of that.

[Jendayi]

a few suggestions for anyone regularly browsing the web or using p2p networks and/or chat...
it might be helpful for some of you... depending on your online activities..

1. get a nifty little program called "Peerblock"
PeerBlock lets you control who your computer "talks to" on the Internet. By selecting appropriate lists of "known bad" computers, you can block communication with advertising or spyware oriented servers, computers monitoring your p2p activities, computers which have been "hacked", even entire countries! They can't get in to your computer, and your computer won't try to send them anything either.
And best of all, it's free! homepage: http://www.peerblock.com/

2 another great piece of software is "privoxy"
Privoxy is a non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for enhancing privacy, modifying web page data and HTTP headers, controlling access, and removing ads and other obnoxious Internet junk. Privoxy has a flexible configuration and can be customized to suit individual needs and tastes. It has application for both stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.
homepage:http://www.privoxy.org/

Good luck!

[Isostool]

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[flower]

Skype too?
What methods of (instant) communication would you recommend ?
I will hazard a guess....none! :)
But are there ANY out there that could possibly not be monitored?

IRC is open source and as safe as you can get..
Though there other open source text/voice chat programs out there IRC is stable and relatively easy to maintain.

[DawgBone]

The Feds are developing their techniques of domination and control. Criminals and terrorists are just the excuse. We are the eventual target.

When the Orwellian Nightmare is fully functional, the technology of control will be astonishing. Mind control, electronic surveillance, and advanced techniques about which we can only guess.

These people are opportunists. For example, they are apparently using Guantanamo detainees in psychological research:

http://www.truthout.org/guantanamo-detainee-reports-hint-psychological-research/1303743823

Practice makes perfect, even if your goal is the domination and exploitation of your fellow man.

[GK76]

Isn't it sweet that they are getting along with the CIA now. ;)

To be honest if the Orwellian state comes about it wouldn't matter if you are on or off Facebook. If you are registered at birth and there is no death certificate, they will come looking for you... assuming that the chip system isn't in place, because that would mean the only way to survive (for the non-outdoors types) is to go along with the system.

I have always believed when the time comes we should simply not go along with their plans, but as peacefully as they allow, there must (will) be a turning point where all must fight for freedom. When it all happens more people will be awake and aware. There will be no more "totalitarian tiptoe" as David Icke calls it, how could there be with such an in-your-face final effort? Be patient... wake people up, should they wish to spam their details on every website on the web it won't matter a jot (unless you perform criminal acts, of course)... how we react when the NWO has undeniable form (almost but not yet, I think they are trying to weed out the trouble makers still) will be the key.

[AlkaMyst]

If your computer is connected to an Ethernet line, then anyone can know anything they want about you.......the only way to not be tracked is simply not to connect or even talk on a cell!!!

Trust me on this.......I know the ins and outs of computer forensics and network penetrations, and the thing is that if you knew how easy it is to access some ones systems most would be scared s**tless, all you really need is a NIX box and to know what you are doing.....then anyone could be owned!!!

Game Over!!!!

Blessings,
AlkaMyst

[Northern Boy]

Say what you want about it the internet was a tool they created to do what facebook does . Down the road we will use it to our advantage to reach millions quickly as will we use u tube for the same reasons . Gerald Celente said that it will become MEDIA 2.0 with all those camera phones we will see the results and what really happen`s when the economic levy breaks

[Northern Boy]

I know the ins and outs of computer forensics and network penetrations, and the thing is that if you knew how easy it is to access some ones systems most would be scared s**tless, all you really need is a NIX box and to know what you are doing.....then anyone could be owned!!!

that is good to know I may want to pick your brian some day

[AlkaMyst]

Northern Boy

Say what you want about it the internet was a tool they created to do what facebook does . Down the road we will use it to our advantage to reach millions quickly as will we use u tube for the same reasons . Gerald Celente said that it will become MEDIA 2.0 with all those camera phones we will see the results and what really happen`s when the economic levy breaks

Very well said Northern Boy.....and for those who don't know, the internet was created "by Hackers, for Hackers"

If anyone doesn't believe it, then research it and find out for yourselves!!!

See here.........http://www.roadnews.com/html/Articles/historyofhacking.htm


that is good to know I may want to pick your brian some day

Any time my friend!!! :)

Blessings,
AlkaMyst

[Arpheus]

I have a facebook account wich i use mostly to talk to my son when he is not with me and keep in touch with my relatives overseas,i aint going paranoid about it,i got nothing to hide my life is an open book and i refuse to give into fear oh and what Alkamyst said is absolutely right they know everything about every single one of us, facebook or not stop kidding yourself and get over it heh!

[AlkaMyst]

C?line

IRC is open source and as safe as you can get..
Though there other open source text/voice chat programs out there IRC is stable and relatively easy to maintain.

While this is very true, if you know "Tcl - pronounced as tickle or tee-see-ell" one simple command and a basic DoS is all that it's needed to shutdown an entire channel......nothing is secure online, trust me on this!!!

PS

By the way, don't fear the FED's......they can be owned just as easy, it is a known fact that every government agency get's hacked on a daily basis and ohhh, do you think your money is safe in any bank?.....then you must reconsider your thoughts, something most people don't know about is the fact that banks lose over 40billion a year do to hackers.....now there's something you will never hear on the news!!!

Blessings,
AlkaMyst

[Charles]

Supercomputer Gordon can process tsunami of data

WASHINGTON: Gordon, a cutting edge supercomputer, can process a tsunami of digital information, besides tackling new challenges in data storage and massive datasets.

" Gordon is a supercomputer that will do for scientific data analysis what Google does for web search," said Michael Norman, director of San Diego Supercomputer Centre (SDSC), University of California, which is designing and developing the system.

Gordon will have 250 trillion bytes of flash memory . It will be capable of handling massive databases while providing up to 100 times faster speed when compared to hard drive disk systems for some queries, according to a California statement.

"Digital data is advancing at least as fast, and probably faster, than Moore's Law," said Michael Norman, director of SDSC.

Moore's Law refers to the computing belief that the number of transistors which can be placed cheaply on an integrated circuit doubles approximately every 18 months.

This makes Gordon ideal for data mining and data exploration, where researchers have to churn through tremendous amounts of data just to find a small amount of valuable information, not unlike a web search.

These findings will be presented at the 3rd Annual La Jolla Research & Innovation Summit this week.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/hardware/supercomputer-gordon-can-process-tsunami-of-data/articleshow/8086208.cms

[slvrfx]

Let's do what they do...hide out in the open. In the clear of day, under the bright sun. No one will believe anyway.

[AlkaMyst]

Very fascinating Whitehaze, but the truth is that the supercomputers that run the internet will actually blow "Gordon" right out the waters....this is old technology and inefficient. It is released to the public in attempts to hide what they really have......DNA and Quantum computing are the future and not the too distant future if I may say so myself!!!

Check this out and remember......the first time I ever heard of this was in 1998. This article is from 2003.

Original Source (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/02/0224_030224_DNAcomputer.html)


Computer Made from DNA and Enzymes

Stefan Lovgren
for National Geographic News
February 24, 2003

Israeli scientists have devised a computer that can perform 330 trillion operations per second, more than 100,000 times the speed of the fastest PC. The secret: It runs on DNA.

A year ago, researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, unveiled a programmable molecular computing machine composed of enzymes and DNA molecules instead of silicon microchips. Now the team has gone one step further. In the new device, the single DNA molecule that provides the computer with the input data also provides all the necessary fuel.

The design is considered a giant step in DNA computing. The Guinness World Records last week recognized the computer as "the smallest biological computing device" ever constructed. DNA computing is in its infancy, and its implications are only beginning to be explored. But it could transform the future of computers, especially in pharmaceutical and biomedical applications.

Following Mother Nature's Lead

Biochemical "nanocomputers" already exist in nature; they are manifest in all living things. But they're largely uncontrollable by humans. We cannot, for example, program a tree to calculate the digits of pi. The idea of using DNA to store and process information took off in 1994 when a California scientist first used DNA in a test tube to solve a simple mathematical problem.

Since then, several research groups have proposed designs for DNA computers, but those attempts have relied on an energetic molecule called ATP for fuel. "This re-designed device uses its DNA input as its source of fuel," said Ehud Shapiro, who led the Israeli research team.

Think of DNA as software, and enzymes as hardware. Put them together in a test tube. The way in which these molecules undergo chemical reactions with each other allows simple operations to be performed as a byproduct of the reactions. The scientists tell the devices what to do by controlling the composition of the DNA software molecules. It's a completely different approach to pushing electrons around a dry circuit in a conventional computer.

To the naked eye, the DNA computer looks like clear water solution in a test tube. There is no mechanical device. A trillion bio-molecular devices could fit into a single drop of water. Instead of showing up on a computer screen, results are analyzed using a technique that allows scientists to see the length of the DNA output molecule.

"Once the input, software, and hardware molecules are mixed in a solution it operates to completion without intervention," said David Hawksett, the science judge at Guinness World Records. "If you want to present the output to the naked eye, human manipulation is needed."

Don't Run to the PC Store Just Yet

As of now, the DNA computer can only perform rudimentary functions, and it has no practical applications. "Our computer is programmable, but it's not universal," said Shapiro. "There are computing tasks it inherently can't do."

The device can check whether a list of zeros and ones has an even number of ones. The computer cannot count how many ones are in a list, since it has a finite memory and the number of ones might exceed its memory size. Also, it can only answer yes or no to a question. It can't, for example, correct a misspelled word.

In terms of speed and size, however, DNA computers surpass conventional computers. While scientists say silicon chips cannot be scaled down much further, the DNA molecule found in the nucleus of all cells can hold more information in a cubic centimeter than a trillion music CDs. A spoonful of Shapiro's "computer soup" contains 15,000 trillion computers. And its energy-efficiency is more than a million times that of a PC.

While a desktop PC is designed to perform one calculation very fast, DNA strands produce billions of potential answers simultaneously. This makes the DNA computer suitable for solving "fuzzy logic" problems that have many possible solutions rather than the either/or logic of binary computers. In the future, some speculate, there may be hybrid machines that use traditional silicon for normal processing tasks but have DNA co-processors that can take over specific tasks they would be more suitable for.

Doctors in a Cell

Perhaps most importantly, DNA computing devices could revolutionize the pharmaceutical and biomedical fields. Some scientists predict a future where our bodies are patrolled by tiny DNA computers that monitor our well-being and release the right drugs to repair damaged or unhealthy tissue.

"Autonomous bio-molecular computers may be able to work as 'doctors in a cell,' operating inside living cells and sensing anomalies in the host," said Shapiro. "Consulting their programmed medical knowledge, the computers could respond to anomalies by synthesizing and releasing drugs."

DNA computing research is going so fast that its potential is still emerging. "This is an area of research that leaves the science fiction writers struggling to keep up," said Hawksett from the Guinness World Records.


http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~robins/Computing_with_DNA.pdf

PS
Also read here......http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA_computing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA_computing)
And here........http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/5229 (http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/5229)

Blessings,
AlkaMyst

[Charles]

Exactly, they release what they want us to know. What they want us to follow and believe, when there are those of us who know different.

[AlkaMyst]

Whitehaze

Exactly, they release what they want us to know. What they want us to follow and believe, when there are those of us who know different.

Those in the know just know ;)

AlkaMyst