Question for craigevil
Posted: 2011-12-12 19:17
Regarding the threads:
But why did you lock the second thread? You wrote
As I tried to explain, the aim of the thread is simply to explain what is known about the scope of government sponsored surveillance (particularly in the MENA region, China, UK, the Continent, and the USA) and how it works. I feel that many people are curious about this topic, which certainly concerns computing (and even Linux specifically, as I hope to explain), and may even wish to take suitable defensive countermeasures based upon a knowledge of how current dragnet surveillance works.
So I request that you consider unlocking the second thread.
Thank you.
- Can the Smart Grid be trusted?
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http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=73051
- Global cell phone surveillance: another Spyco Survey
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http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=73407
But why did you lock the second thread? You wrote
That would appear to apply to the first thread (after it was hijacked and after another user posted an anti-semitic comment), but the initial post in the second thread contains no religious or racial discussions, and the "political" content is in my view peripheral. That is, I do not consider it particularly "political" to assert that dragnet surveillance systems exist in many nations--- this topic has after all been covered in numerous mainstream media outlets, and news stories on this topic at places like BBC News generally appear in "Technical" not "Politics-UK" or "Politics-USA".Discussions in "Off topic" should still be in the spirit of this board, that is related to Linux/ Computers/ Software etc. Political, religious or racial discussions do not belong on this board.
As I tried to explain, the aim of the thread is simply to explain what is known about the scope of government sponsored surveillance (particularly in the MENA region, China, UK, the Continent, and the USA) and how it works. I feel that many people are curious about this topic, which certainly concerns computing (and even Linux specifically, as I hope to explain), and may even wish to take suitable defensive countermeasures based upon a knowledge of how current dragnet surveillance works.
So I request that you consider unlocking the second thread.
Thank you.