Guerrilla Tech

[Corporate programming] is often done to the point where the individual is completely submerged in corporate “culture” with no outlet for unique talents and skills. Corporate practices can be directly hostile to individuals with exceptional skills and initiative in technical matters. I consider such management of technical people cruel and wasteful.

— Bjarne Stroustrup, creator of C++

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Hackers vs. suits: Why nerds become leakers

The same personality traits that make people good with computers also make them more likely to defy authority figures and social conventions.

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NSA 'snoopgate' whistleblower Edward Snowden missing from Hong Kong hotel - World - DNA

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The Tor System : Welcome to the Dark Internet, Where oh Where You Can Search in Secret

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When the Dianne Feinsteins of the world declare that violating our privacy is critical to protecting America, and that these policies are never abused, remember that while the Tsarnaevs were planning to bomb the Boston Marathon, the DHS fusion center in Boston was spying on anti-war protesters.

— Radley Balko in reference to this article. (via antigovernmentextremist)

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The moral order is inverted. The criminal class is in power. We are the prey. Manning, in a just society, would be a prosecution witness against war criminals. Those who committed these crimes should be facing prison. But we do not live in a just society. The Afghans, the Iraqis, the Yemenis, the Pakistanis and the Somalis know what American military forces do. They do not need to read WikiLeaks. They have seen the bodies, including the bodies of their children, left behind by drone strikes and other attacks from the air. They have buried the corpses of those gunned down by coalition forces. With fury, they hear our government tell lies, accounts that are discredited by the reality they endure. Our wanton violence and hypocrisy make us hated and despised, fueling the rage of jihadists and amassing legions of new enemies against the United States. Manning, by providing a window into the truth, opened up the possibility of redemption. He offered hope for a new relationship with the Muslim world, one based on compassion and honesty, on the rule of law, rather than the cold brutality of industrial warfare. But by refusing to heed the truth that Manning laid before us, by ignoring the crimes committed daily in our name, we not only continue to swell the ranks of our enemies but put the lives of our citizens in greater and greater danger. Manning did not endanger us. He sought to thwart the peril that is daily exacerbated by our political and military elite.

— Chris Hedges (via azspot)

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Holder invokes rare special privilege to protect Obama

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Attorney General Eric Holder has invoked the obscure ‘military and state secrets’ privilege to dodge having to reveal in court how the Obama Administration collected the phone records of millions of Americans. It’s only the fourth time this privilege has ever been invoked.

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http://prism-break.org/

Opt out of PRISM, the NSA’s global data surveillance program. Stop reporting your online activities to the American government with these free alternatives to proprietary software.

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Germany most snooped EU country by US

Germany is the most snooped on EU member state by the US National Security Agency, new data shows.

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