Super Hans Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 While the US hacks the telephone calls, texts and internet communications of millions of innocent people from around the world including other presidents and prime ministers and says it's to protect their security, they are fighting for the extradition of Lauri Love for hacking into THEIR systems. In other words they can do whatever they like when it comes to hacking but if you do it you're going to jail. Hypocrisy of the highest order. If the US are hacking into international systems to find things that will harm their country, then why can't people do the same to them? Avoiding more uncomfortable leaks perhaps. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/10411792/Vicars-son-Lauri-Love-faces-further-charge-of-hacking-FBI-computers.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altus Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 The UK security services are looking to improve the country's 'cyber defences' by employing hackers at the moment. The guy should apply to them and put the US being after him on his CV as evidence he should be given a job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Hans Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 Aye I heard about that, that would make for a cracking CV in the field. Hacked into NASA, the Pentagon and the FBI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altus Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Aye I heard about that, that would make for a cracking CV in the field. Hacked into NASA, the Pentagon and the FBI. "Got caught" might not be so impressive though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daid Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I guess there's a difference between Government bodies spying in the name of national security and some blokie from Suffolk doing it perchance to go public like the 'heroes' from a few weeks back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleyman Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 While the US hacks the telephone calls, texts and internet communications of millions of innocent people from around the world including other presidents and prime ministers and says it's to protect their security, they are fighting for the extradition of Lauri Love for hacking into THEIR systems. In other words they can do whatever they like when it comes to hacking but if you do it you're going to jail. Hypocrisy of the highest order. If the US are hacking into international systems to find things that will harm their country, then why can't people do the same to them? Avoiding more uncomfortable leaks perhaps. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/10411792/Vicars-son-Lauri-Love-faces-further-charge-of-hacking-FBI-computers.html It's not hypocrisy. There hasnt been a terrorist act in the US in a decade and that's due in no small measure to intelligence gathering. Do you know how many potential terrorist attacks have been foiled by listening into phone calls and E-mails? You seem to be the expert on such matters so take a guess. As for Lauri Love whoever she is if she had done the same and tried to hack into British intelligence M.I.6 would have been down on her like a ton of rubble so what's your point in banging on about the US wanting to extradite her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Hans Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 I guess there's a difference between Government bodies spying in the name of national security and some blokie from Suffolk doing it perchance to go public like the 'heroes' from a few weeks back. Why? Both acting in the interests of their country. What did the guy want to find, what did the US Government want to find? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppet2 Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 It's not hypocrisy. There hasnt been a terrorist act in the US in a decade and that's due in no small measure to intelligence gathering. Do you know how many potential terrorist attacks have been foiled by listening into phone calls and E-mails? Angela Merkel is a terrorist!!!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daid Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Why? Both acting in the interests of their country. What did the guy want to find, what did the US Government want to find? The USA is not the only country using these methods you know that right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXTickerXX Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 All countries are doing the same. The indignation they are showing is just for the public because it has been leaked to the press. If they were truly bothered they would be shouting "hey Edward Snowden you can have asylum in our free country". Leaked memos reveal GCHQ efforts to keep mass surveillance secret Exclusive: Edward Snowden papers show UK spy agency fears legal challenge if scale of surveillance is made public http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/oct/25/leaked-memos-gchq-mass-surveillance-secret-snowden?CMP=twt_gu But Harleyman, was Angela Merkel a terrorist or a peadophile? How many terrorist attacks did it prevent by spying on her given that the constant excuse for mass surveillance is catching terrorists and pedophiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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