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Topic started on 4-1-2009 @ 12:08 PM by solidshot

Police set to step up hacking of home PCs


www.timesonline.co.uk
THE Home Office has quietly adopted a new plan to allow police across Britain routinely to hack into people’s personal computers without a warrant.

The move, which follows a decision by the European Union’s council of ministers in Brussels, has angered civil liberties groups and opposition MPs. They described it as a sinister extension of the surveillance state which drives “a coach and horses” through privacy laws.

The hacking is known as “remote searching”. It allows police or MI5 officers who may be hundreds of miles away to examine covertly the hard drive of someone’s PC at his home, office or hotel room.

Material gathered in this way includes the content of all e-mails, web-browsing habits and instant messaging.
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reply posted on 4-1-2009 @ 12:42 PM by colec156
reply to post by solidshot


I am sure that they are steps that you can take to prevent this.
Maybe turning off your router, if not, unplug your wireless adapter etc.

This is scary and all we will here is that this is a anti-terror step and the normal carp about if you have done nothing you have nothing to fear.



reply posted on 4-1-2009 @ 01:09 PM by autowrench
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This doesn't surprise me. Everyone can fight against this is a fairly easy way too, if they would just do it. I'm talking about running Linux on your machine instead of Microsoft Windows. With Linux you can secure against intrusion like Windows can never door, because of the built in back door to the NSA. I think the file name is ADAPTI.NSA.DLL, or close to that. You can find it in your windows computer.


reply posted on 4-1-2009 @ 01:47 PM by defendant
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Hey, this is obvious, it's part of this "New world order" crap. Just like the "Patriot act" that George Bush passed here in the U.S. where military officials dont need any warrant at all and are not even required to announce themselves, they can just surprisingly come busting into your house at any time! It is a total breach toour rights, our safety, our freedom and our privacy. Now they want to see what you write in your E-mails! Yes this is the work of Satan. NEXT THEY WILL PASS LEGISLATION TO BE ABLE TO RIP OPEN EVERY ONES ENVELOPES AND EVEN WRAPPED CHRISTMAS PRESENTS and then the postal systems will go out of business and the global elite will be one more step ahead in squashing all of us into the dirt. And yes, the terrorists and violent criminals will not be effected by this passage, it will only hurt us law abiding folks. But then these global elite, like the ones who passed this internet hacking bill, are the biggest criminals in the world and they only want to hurt us who are law abiding working folks. Maybe they would treat us better if we all became murderers like them and went out to kill them.



reply posted on 4-1-2009 @ 02:21 PM by skoalman88
Linux: Ubuntu

Different Linux Distros

Use XP/Vista ONLY for gaming. Use linux for internet activity.

Also, Check here

Essentially, I would run Linux off of a live CD (never installed) to surf, and just have Windows for gaming. Also, as I currently do, I run firefox off of a thumb drive.

[edit on 4-1-2009 by skoalman88]
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