you mean they will store this for future ref.

well for the record i have never been a terrorist.

i will never become a terrorist.


and thirdly i think the term !!government intelligence!! is an oxymoron.

w@nkers

FBI, NSA, CIA, etc.. etc.. can all eat a big weenie.

For the record, I object to my tax dollars being used for any aspect of internet data mining, personal information storage, or any related activities for the purpose of law enforcement. Especially if private corporations/companies are profiting from said activities.

No doubt these data collection/processing facilities cost millions if not billions of dollars.

We do not have enough jails/prisons. Neither can we afford to staff such facilities even if we could find competent people in the numbers necessary. We can not possibly prosecute all of the criminals. Therefore it is obvious to me that technology will be used to target certain people. People who are "enemies of the state", threats to corporations, or simply ended up on some connected person's # list.


I know a lot of people. But I'm not aware of a single person who does not commit "crime" on regular basis, whether knowingly or not. Take any person of your choosing, follow them everywhere, listen to their conversations, read their correspondence. Within a week you'll likely have enough evidence to at least levy heavy fines, if not several felony convictions.

Words on the internet are still just words, a.k.a. "speech" which is still a Constitutionally protected right in these United States, as far as I know.

As long as my speech does not infringe upon your liberties and vice versa, then government can kiss my internet posting, American ass.

Prosecute physical acts of crime (there's plenty of it), and stop the witch hunting.

If the F.B.I. wants to monitor me, go ahead. I personally let them to do that. Unlike C.I.A., N.S.A. and other government organizations the Federal Bureau of Investigation is the only normal government organization which is still doing something against corruption, against criminals and against crime as we saw numerous times. They're not taking sides, regardless what some people whose INTERESTS are hurt by them are telling you. They're not a puppet organization as the other upper ones. If it's necessary they're turning against the TPTB as they did many times. Although if you don't have anything to hide, you don't have to fear from the F.B.I. at all. If the thread would be about the N.S.A. or the C.I.A., yes I would agree with the others, fear them. But the F.B.I. is not similar and they're not using their power against the people, but they're using it against the criminals. Personally I also believe they're rather on the side of the conspirators, on the side on the people then on the side of the NWO. Their actions used to prove this. As they're the only organization which is capable to show RESULTS, I rather support them as they also never let me down.

P.S.: This thread gave me the idea for my new signature.

[edit on 13-10-2009 by Sharrow]

I wish the government would make more of an effort toward curing the causes of crime rather than spend so many resources on prosecuting criminals.

Lawmaking does not eliminate crime, it only propagates it.

Perhaps off topic, but whatever.

I do get the feeling it isnot just the FBI that is doing this, there is private companies over here in the UK, who are working with British Security services, to monitor peoples, internet business, phone calls, mobile calls etc.

It is more Global than people think.

They do not care if this infringes our own privacy..

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He noted that there were two significant power corridors that ran though Camp Williams -- a chief factor in the NSA's desire to build there.
The NSA bills itself as the home of America's codemakers and codebreakers, but the Department of Defense agency is perhaps better known for its signals intelligence program, which is reported to have the capacity to tap into a significant amount of the world's communications. The agency also has been the subject of significant criticism by civil libertarians, who have accused it of unwarranted monitoring of the communications of U.S. citizens.
The NSA's heavily automated computerized operations have for years been based at Fort Meade, Maryland, but the agency began looking to decentralize its efforts following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Propelling that desire was the insatiable energy appetite of the agency's computers. In 2006, the Baltimore Sun reported that the NSA -- Baltimore Gas & Electric's biggest customer -- had maxed out the local grid and could not bring online several supercomputers it needed to expand its operations.
About the same time, NSA officials, who have a long-standing relationship with Utah based on the state Guard's unique linguist units, approached state officials about finding land in the state on which to build an additional data center.
Olson said NSA officials also seemed drawn to Utah's increasing reputation as a center of technical industry and the area's more traditional role as a transportation hub.
"They were looking at secure sites, where there could be a natural nexus between organizations and where space was available," he said. "The stars just kind of came into alignment. We could provide them everything they need."
The agency is building a similar center in San Antonio at the site of a former Sony microchip plant.
Sen. Orrin Hatch, the longest-serving member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, refused to answer questions about the project. Officials from Hatch's office said they were not at liberty to discuss a classified matter, though it is referenced in several public documents and has been spoken about openly by state officials for the past week.
NSA officials also declined to comment immediately on the project, but pledged to answer questions later this week.

Tribune reporter Matt Canham contributed to this story

i would suggest you research

cointelpro

and yes we have agents right here
on ATS

I know. I have drinks with some of you on a semi-regular basis.