Did you know you’re paying Google to spy on you?
We all know by now that the National Security Agency spies on Americans by recording their phone calls and reading their emails. And we all probably assumed that a lot of money was being spent to accomplish that, including man-hours for those assigned to listen, read and occasionally recommend actions.
Now it’s been revealed that in addition to those man-hours, the agency has been paying millions of dollars to technology companies such as Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and Facebook to tap into their networks and get them to help with the dirty work.
Do we even have to discuss where the money comes from to pay NSA officials and the technology companies? Of course not. It comes from you and me and every other taxpayer whose money is being shamelessly wasted on the needless surveillance of law-abiding citizens. Can you imagine how much lower our tax bills would be if the government didn’t waste billions and billions of dollars every year?
The technology companies tell us that they don’t have any choice in this spying. A Microsoft spokesperson said that the company only complies with NSA requests because it is legally required to do so. That’s funny because I don’t often hear them complaining about it.
Why aren’t theses companies filing lawsuits against the government in order to protect the privacy of their customers? That’s an easy one to answer. It’s all about money. They’re getting paid to help the government spy on us.
How do you like the fact that some of your tax dollars are being used by the government to pay companies that are helping them spy on you? Do you think that’s a good usage of your money, or could you think of better ways for it to be spent. I’d love to hear from you about this.
Vote, Republican, for Trump this November 8. If you vote for independent you are just throwing you vote away. This is just another vote for Hillary. You may not like Trump but he is best of the two. If you like it or not Hillary or Trump will be our next President. We have to work with what we got. We don’t need millions of illegals bringing in drugs (this causes crime of all kinds on our citizens) using our medical facilities free, taking our jobs, and changing our culture. We need to take the chains off our small business (federal and state government regulations) and let them make a profit. This will increase tax base and create many new jobs. And remember Supreme Court judges. If you like your guns you will NOT want Hillary. Think about it don’t get mad .Just Vote. Don’t stay home. I hope and pray God will save America. This is our home and we have no other place to go.
THAT is why I use a different search engine called duck duck go. Yeah I know kinda strange but they do NOT track what you search for.
I say we all buy and stock up on our Patriots food storage ammo and hunker down. I have two honorable discharges and served over 28 years in police service and all so fu$&ing Google can spy on us and freely give information on American Citizens to our great loser spy agencies. Wow we are in trouble brothers and sisters. SEMPER FI
Do you know that your so called government sold your birth certificate on the New York Stock Exchange? But first they made a bond of it in your name all in capitalization? Look it up on you tube birth certificate bond
I took my son to the fair a few years ago, It was a blessing for him to get out among the people. As we were going in we were stopped at the gate so they could search us. I emptied my purse on the ground from a standing position I told them to get a good look at it all. a woman with a small girl was resting just inside the gate & the girl asked her why that woman didn’t want them to look in her purse. (I didn’t hear it, my son told me about it later) the woman responded that I probably had something in it that I didn’t want the officer to see. My so replied, “or she may want to protect her rights to not be searched.” My brother, who was with us, set over by himself. I had embarrassed him. People are too lazy to protect their rights. They want it all done for them.
Its time to water the tree of freedom!
For God’s sake study and learn the Constitution, it is
the most perfectly written and Spiritually Guided by
Men of Intelligence and Foresight and a Belief in a
Higher Power. These greedy Politicians probabl;y have never read it, let alone understood it. Study and learn from the Great Men who set America on a
Path to Greatness, Fairness and knowledge that the
Arrogant Politicians. It is so clear to see what they knew of greed and Power and would bring this Land andMagnificent Country down. It is happening before our eyes right now. Wake up and study the Truth.
I quit using Google a long time ago. The symbiotic relationship they have with the government gives me the creeps. I use startpage or ixquick for private search, and am in the process of switching back to a private email service after going with free Outlook (Microsoft) for a few years. It’s worth it to pay a few bucks a month for the privacy and lack of advertisements.
My phone is a phone. I don’t go online with it, or use it to store personal information. It’s OFF unless I’m using it or expecting a call. (My number is not 911.) I’m one of those paranoid people who has put electrical tape over the camera on my phone & laptop.
I ditched my Facebook and Twitter accounts years ago: too intrusive, too public, too distracting. I suppose if I had my own business and social media would help me be in touch with customers, it could be a good thing. Meanwhile, a low online profile and minimal footprint feels good to me. All the snooping is one thing; another is the massive waste of time involved in being all “connected” all the time.
I plan to stay ahead of the game. If the privacy issues get worse, I’ll find alternatives. I lived quite well for a good percentage of my life without any of this. These are tools; I’m not their slave.
Thanks for your comment CAT…..I do much the same….landline, NO to FB, Twitter, Google, and much of social media. Like you, I have lived well for many years WITHOUT ANY of today’s junk that spies on Americans. NOT GONNA QUIT !!!!
It is truly a sad state of affairs! Between insurance companies, tech companies and the govt they make the rules, enforce the rules, and see that we are walking the line. What scares me most is this one phrase “there should be a law against that”. I hear people say this all of the time! All ages of people too, boomers, gen Xers, and whatever they are calling the kids these days. I hate to say it but people are brainwashed and I’m afraid its too late to open their eyes. How scary is it to you that so many ASK to have their rights taken? My grandfather fought off hordes of angel dusted Germans that had the strength of three men to preserve our rights. The same rights people now are just pissing away.- Keep it up Frank, i really enjoy your insight!
Now I know (almost) how those poor slaves felt, half naked and shackled, waiting to be sold to the highest bidder…
1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
and what about the smart phone manufacturers like apple, samsung etc. i’ll guarandamnteeya they do the same things.
everybody needs to read the privacy policies before excepting any apps. if you would let strangers in your house to oversee any and all movement and talk, then get a smartphone. some apps if not all are taking pics and soundbites every 15 minutes so beware. YOU MIGHT AS WELL GO ON DOWN TO YOUR LOCAL POLICE STATION AND SIGN THAT OPEN SEARCH WARRANT SO THEY CAN ENTER YOUR HOME ANY TIME THEY FEEL LIKE IT. All of you that say well I do not do anything illegal and I just do not worry about it. THAT IS NOT THE POINT. WE ARE SUPPOSSED TO BE FREE IN THIS COUNTRY.
Thankfully. I retired 31 Aug 2003 and have not paid FICA since; only $199. in property tax in the US since 2004, and only $15,233. in income tax since 2003.
Starve these Idiots and Nuke DC!
fmr LCDR MC USNR NUKE – resigned 4 July 1978 after 8.5 years active/4.5 as a LCDRB NUKE for 2 X more a month than I earned in a year in the USN.
retired expatriate (11 years) MD: NBME; ABIM (trained in tropical medicine/Panama and infectious disese/NIH: ABNM; ABR w/spec comp NR and 47 + years in medicine
Amen and thank you for your service- Way to go -you married? :-)
The only power anyone has over you is the power you give. Them. Learn how to protect your rights. The truth will set you free.
The courts are hearing a case to allow a fast lane on the internet for extortion money.Americans are already at a disadvantage with the poorest internet service in the world. We will loose the internet if this passes. This reminds me of playing the board game monopoly when I was a kid. Did you ever loose all your money ,all your property and land on board walk on every go around. When will we wake up and realize that this game is over. It is time to Use the only power the Government tries to convince us , we dont have. The freedom of choice to boycott , the right to vote and the right to get off the merrygo round Gov. Has us believing we need to ride for our own good.
I don’t use Google. I don’t use Yahoo. I don’t use Microsoft. I do have a Facebook account, but I only log into that about once a week to read what people I know who insist on using it have been up to. There are Startpage search engine, Diaspora social networking, Linux operating system, and private email through your ISP that is stored on your own computer, for a start. If more people stop doing business with companies who are willing to help the NSA spy on us, we would send a message that this is not acceptable. Of course, the longterm solution is to vote only people into office who will respect our privacy, and who are not afraid to stand up against those who do not. More people who know what is going on need to get involved in the election process.
Republicans are to blame. Democrats are to blame. The only solution is to get them out of office. I’m voting Libertarian. Vote how you like, but if you value your country and your liberty, DON’T VOTE REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT. They are both equally guilty of destroying our nation’s foundations and the values on which it was built. We need to end this NOW.
hI, i’M PERSONALY A mEMBER OF THE cONSTITUTION pARTY AND HAAVE BEEN FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS. i’VE bEEN QUITE SATIFIED WITH THIS PARTY. tHEIR WEB SITE IS: http://WWW.COUNSTITUTIONPARTY.COM cHECK THEM OUT, i THINK YOU’LL LIKE THEM.
tOM
i’m with you tom. it’s just here in nevada the constitution party is not affiliated with national party, yet.
If any of these companies or the Government are spying on me they are definitely wasting their time and a lot of tax money.
I DO HOPE THAT YOU GET A GOOD LOOK AT WHAT I’M DOING , YOU MAY HAVE SOME SURPRISES COMING TO YOU! SO I THINK YOU HAD BETTER WATCH OUT YOURSELF! TWO CAN PLAY AT THESE SILLY LITTLE GAMES THAT YOU AND OUR GOVERNMENT IS DOING!
We all need to be like this. Send the sob’s running.
Not a problem…I always use….https://startpage.com…as my search engine.
It is pretty darn sad that our Country has declined to the point where it’s every man for himself, morals have decayed and are rotten to core, and we the people are being “Sold Out” to the highest bidder. What happened to United We Stand? Our govt is corrupt thru & thru, our President blatantly lies,commits treason,hates America, and his agenda is to wipe out the older generation while the younger generation become mush. This man and his cronies are ruthless, greedy, power hungry… terrorists! America has we know it is no more, and we sit back and allow this so called President of America to take over our govt as together they carry out their plans of DESTRUCTION! How pathetic & spineless…the good news is that their agenda conflicts with Gods agenda therefore, all the money, power, spying & control will be utterly useless & meaningless. What a sad sad story!
Now for the only solution that matters; Humble yourself, and start spending as much time praying for our government and those in seats of authority and power over us, to have moral values, righteous integrity, stand for truth, justice and liberty for starters.
Many thanks,Meb.
God bless you Marilyn for having told the truth. I’m really disgusted with all in the administration of the muslim brotherhood thing going on throughout our great country today!
Sadly the government is ran by a satanically inspired criminals.If anyone does not believe me research the various symbols on the back of the dollar.Yes,it is the mark of the beast.To humble oneself is good,but praying for luciiferians will accomplish absolutely nothing.No nation can survive subversion from within
Diane Feinstein, what a hypocrite she is. She approved the use of a gun when a robber was in her home and said it was a necessary evil. Then she returned to being the anti-gun campaigner again. And also approved the NSA spying and cries like a chicken who knows she’s not on the handle side of the ax, when the CIA wisked away her computer files. Let her die with her shame. Same with Jimmy Carter. Stupid, stupid people.
What can we do about it? I am ready to give my laptop up. It’s just not worth it anymore.
This is deplorable and WE the People need to stand up and say NO more. Diane feinstein screamed aboit the right to privacy and quoted oiur ammendments when she found out she was a victim of this tyranny…..what about the rest of us?? Oir govt needs an enema to say the very least. May God bless those whom are worthy, for the rest, may the devil have his full dues!
Yeah. God Bless the enema!
This bites bigtime.