We All know State Surveillance is High, But it’s Actually more Prevalent and Sinister Than You Think

by Mark Angelides

Living in the Western world, to some degree or another we have all accepted that a certain amount of the “Surveillance State” will intrude on our lives; but do you know the real depth of surveillance throughout the US and UK? You might be surprised. recent accusations against the Obama administration and their “wire-tapping” of Donald Trump may in fact only be “accusations”, but if we were to consider the sheer scale of day to day surveillance that takes place on almost every citizen, it would be extremely unlikely that he wasn’t at some point surveilled.
There are many forms of surveillance that are in use by government agencies, freelance Information agencies (under government contract), and private organizations (such as the DNC), and they all rely on identifying, targeting and gathering techniques to operate “successfully”. But recent surveillance has gone beyond this; now they gather, target and identify. It seems a subtle difference but the fact that now all information is collected and then sorted shows us that we can’t rely on basic privacy laws anymore.
 
Smartphones
The government now has laws that allow them to access your Smartphones, turn your cameras on an off, turn your recordings on and off and access all your stored data. Under the Remote Access Tools suite (RATS), as revealed by Edward Snowden and admitted by both US and UK governments, they can turn your phone on or off and use the tools for their purpose. Not only is your phone a gateway though; they can also access your thermostat, TV, refrigerator and any other “Smart” device.
This may sound like a conspiracy theory or fake News, but sources such as the Guardian, the Huffington Post and CNN have all run stories on this.
 
Cars
By May 2018, all vehicles in the US that weigh less than 4.5 tons must be fitted with “back-up cameras”. The law is in place because (as the party line goes), it could prevent up to 60 deaths per year. But here’s the point: mass transformation of a major industry to save a possible (not a definite) 60 people per year just doesn’t happen. If the government really wanted to reduce road casualties and deaths, they would push for laws that limit the speed of cars in built up areas (as all new cars are basically computers with GPS, this is not a fantastical piece of futuristic technology). Cameras (that can be accessed by the car’s computer, which in turn can be accessed by the government) will not make any real difference to “back-up deaths”. If a driver refuses to turn their head whilst reversing, why would they bother to look at a camera’s video screen?
Couple this with Wikileak’s Vault 7 release that government agencies can take over control of your car, and you not only have one of the most far-reaching surveillance programs of all time (covering every road and street 24 hours a day), but also the very real possibility of direct assassinations.
 
The Utah Data Center
The Utah Data Center (or the Intelligence Community Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative Data Center), collects data. Not just some data, but all data. Everything they can get their hands on. Your emails, conversations, medical records, bank details, messenger chats and anything else that can be transmitted electronically is being intercepted and stored for possible later use. It is a fully networked system that allows a user to enter your name (and associated names such as family or colleagues) and with the touch of a button, retrieve all the information. It is the largest and most comprehensive collection of data in human history, and its power can be wielded by any agency that requires in depth information on you.
Do you think there is data on Donald Trump in there? If not, he must be the only US citizen for which there isn’t.
 
*I use the term “data” to mean “a collection or set of data” which is the British form (data is/data are can be interchangeable depending on if you are talking about a specific collection).
 

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7 thoughts on “We All know State Surveillance is High, But it’s Actually more Prevalent and Sinister Than You Think”

  1. Hmmm
    And thus another great civilization was slowly flushed down the drain by evil, greedy, rich and as history demonstrates time and again, deviant scum. Make no mistake, it is a relatively small cabal of megalomaniacs that have a stranglehold on global commerce and thus the citizen of the world. And they care little for partisan politics, morals, ethics or other niceties. They are in effect a pack of wild rabid dogs running amuck. And the only remedy for the world at large is to hunt them down one by one. What is truly amazing is the fact that this obvious tactic never seems to take hold among the general population until it is far to late for the current civilization to survive in any meaningful form…….

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  2. Is this Ground Hog day on repeat? Who isn’t under surveillance? 24/7/365? Who? Anyone? IS ANYONE DOING ANYTHING TO CHANGE THIS? Didn’t think so! Tap Trump: BAD! I’m supposed to be shocked, mortified, frozen in disgust beyond belief!
    Taps on YOU or I : Relax you’ve got nothing to hide, do you? Whats the problem?
    Either do something or STFU! Well, the silence isn’t deafening, but it was expected. Unfortunately!

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      • Either Trump needs to STOP ALL SURVEILLANCE of You & I. Or quit complaining about being treated the same as You & I. Why is it bad for him, but OK for us? It ALL needs to STOP.
        There are NO ATTACKS that have been stopped by these taps as of yet. That is over 15+yrs., like the TSA nothing has been thwarted. The “ones” that were, were FBI setups/stooges. Surveil for what?

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        • President Trump cannot stop any surveillance that is controlled by the deep state currently. He needs to go through the processes first, just like his predecessors, and attain a minimal control of the Shadow Govt and knowledge of it’s internal operations. The Govt is a lot different than you and I, because we don’t know crap and they do. Hillary Clinton was able to allow the highest levels of Govt business to become accessible to the world through her use of an unsecured server. That needs to be addressed and fixed. The rule of law needs to be the guide as well as the limitations of the Constitution applied.

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  3. By May 2018, all vehicles in the US that weigh less than 4.5 tons must be fitted with “back-up cameras”. Had not heard this, who is paying for it, sure isn’t me~

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