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by POP Fan on July 30th, 2009
They don't monitor everything. Only suspicious things. For example, they might take a peer to peer program like utorrent and check the IP adresses of anyone downloading pirated movies, games, etc. They also monitor the activity of child porn torrents and such.
But they don't have the time or manpower or ability to everything everyone does.
by yellowJZ on July 5th, 2009
Honestly, if they did, we wouldn't know.
I would suspect doing so would be extremely difficult but I'm pretty sure they would use sophisticated tools that search and try to corroborate internet data with leads gathered from traditional police work.
This technology would probably be reserved for anti-terrorism roles but maybe extended to simple crimes as technology improves. I trust privacy advocates will fight for legal controls.
by Dodgy Dog in a Sable COAT on July 5th, 2009
Yes. They are onto you right now! Get out of the house while you can!
Hi, is it possible for anyone to hack my webcam even if it's being used at that moment? does windows firewall block out all these attacks?
by chronn on May 22nd, 2011
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Does Anonymous have the ability to hack facebook on Nov 5?
by Led Zeppelin on August 12th, 2011
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how do i know if something is coded inside my ram like a password or document?
by robthatguyx on September 23rd, 2011
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All our calls, Email, faxes, are being checked by the UK and Americans, key words will give them closer scutiny, Google Echelon. Crazy?
by formichinoo on August 18th, 2011
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Why doesn't my online banking account have a 'remember me' button? It's annoying typing everytime
by Joe Winfield on August 20th, 2011
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Imagine if one day they did have the manpower and budget to, eh?
by NiCkIzBacK on July 30th, 2009
If that happens, I'll have to resort to the good old telephone. At least then the government needs a warrant or court approval to listen to what you're saying.
Or maybe I'll just talk in code whenever I send an email...
by POP Fan on July 31st, 2009