Which Tech Companies Help Protect You From Government Data Demands?

[Sharp_3yE]

Electronic Frontier Foundation(EFF) awarded Apple, CREDO Mobile, Dropbox, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Sonic, and Yahoo with a 6 star rating for companies that help protect you from government data demands. EFF also awarded 5 stars to LinkedIn, Pinterest, SpiderOak, Tumblr, Wickr and Wordpress only because they didn't have to go to public court.

 

What do you think of this news? Do you agree?

 

Article: https://www.eff.org/press/releases/which-tech-companies-help-protect-you-government-data-demands

[woochikaboo]

No way. EFF is a pile of BS

[StingBull]

None. None do. They can't even if they wanted to.

[jbr]

Some just lie better.

 

And surveillance isn't always about gadgets, hacks and 007 movie bullshit.

 

If a Spy agency wants information on you, the first thing they do is approach employees and put them on a payroll to feed them what they need.

 

That is how it works.

 

 

FYI:  If you live in the Vancouver area, go check out Tower II at Metrotown

CSIS has an office there, guess who has a data center on the floor above?   

 

Anwer: TELUS.

 

 

Vancouver public library also has a deal to feed information to CSIS and the RCMP.

Yes kids, they log your internet activities at the VPL...

[mr moose]

 

 

Vancouver public library also has a deal to feed information to CSIS and the RCMP.

Yes kids, they log your internet activities at the VPL...

 

No Shit?   All public internet access services are logged, all ISP's are logged and especially anywhere where with free wifi is logged. This is neither new nor unexpected.  If a criminal needs to use the net for their activities they're hardly going to use their home connection.  

[Sharp_3yE]

Haha this us funny how this thread went. Is no one optimistic that these companies take government agencies to court and wanting warrants and such. Its hard to fight the government and they are at least trying.

[jbr]

No Shit?   All public internet access services are logged, all ISP's are logged and especially anywhere where with free wifi is logged. This is neither new nor unexpected.  If a criminal needs to use the net for their activities they're hardly going to use their home connection.  

 

I'm talking about internet terminals you log into with your library card.

 

The VPL is tracking internet use by members.

[mr moose]

I'm talking about internet terminals you log into with your library card.

 

The VPL is tracking internet use by members.

I know,  all libraries do that.  They are protecting themselves from any legal repercussions from clients use of their service.

[Inkz]

Facebook protecting your personal information lol

[Askew]

Eventually only companies like Remington, Colt and Smith & Wesson will protect you from government demands.

[jezza39]

Eventually only companies like Remington, Colt and Smith & Wesson will protect you from government demands.

 

'Gun Companies, helping you stand up to the US Military and slaughtering junior school children', great NRA slogan yeah?

 

   

 

I guess it's time we realised that Governments aren't going to respect privacy until people who understand this are put in charge, so a generation. The ends do not justify the means.

[LAwLz]

No way. EFF is a pile of BS

EFF is a fantastic organization. What do you have against them?

With that being said, I am very skeptical about that list. Even if it's true it's probably just so that they can keep the info for themselves.

[woochikaboo]

EFF is a fantastic organization. What do you have against them?

With that being said, I am very skeptical about that list. Even if it's true it's probably just so that they can keep the info for themselves.

They aren't a bad organization but they are full of BS, as I said.

[LAwLz]

They aren't a bad organization but they are full of BS, as I said.

Please elaborate.

How are they full of BS? You didn't specify this article alone so I assume you think the entire EFF are full of BS and that's something I strongly disagree with.