NSA has total acces to your computer via Microsoft Windows (Windows '95 - Windows 8)

[TheRuke]

http://www.wnd.com/2013/06/nsa-has-total-access-via-microsoft-windows/

 

I'm on vacation and only have access to a Mac right now so I can't test this rumor/theory/news

 

This seem likely because Microsoft was one of the first companies to "bow down" to the NSA. Also considering all the recent news about the NSA reinforces this theory.

 

http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/5/5263/1.html

Article dating back to 4/9/1999 provided by: Cronus

 

And to those of you who don't care:

"Those Who Sacrifice Liberty For Security Deserve Neither."

[Bluejay0]

Back to DOS everyone!

[sof006]

Yeah yeah, NSA my ass. Whatever. Paranoid, get on with your lifes.

[vanwazltoff]

I think this might be the final straw with Microsoft, I am probably going to switch to Linux on a few devices after this

[pcexplosion]

would linux be safer?

[vanwazltoff]

would linux be safer?

I would assume so

[vanwazltoff]

Well its safe to assume the NSA also has a back door on the Xbone and Kinect.....

[Godlygamer23]

My firewall can block all connections anyways if I wanted it to.

[Ineko]

Well its safe to assume the NSA also has a back door on the Xbone and Kinect.....

Oh get the fuck over it. Sick of all this kinect spying shit. What? are they going to record how many times you jerk yourself off everyday?

Ohhh the NSA know what type items I buy from Amazon and what game sites I visit. ALL PRIVACY IS LOST BURN THE WITCHES!

People are overreacting, calm the fuck down.

[Godlygamer23]

Oh get the fuck over it. Sick of all this kinect spying shit. What? are they going to record how many times you jerk yourself off everyday?

Ohhh the NSA know what type items I buy from Amazon and what game sites I visit. ALL PRIVACY IS LOST BURN THE WITCHES!

People are overreacting, calm the fuck down.

Privacy is not a joke.

[EST_FatBoy]

• Put Ubuntu on laptop (Already have)
• Download movies on laptop and ONLY movies not games
• Put movies to ext HDD
• Watch movie on main PC
• ????
• They will never know

Well now they will actually, damnit...

[vanwazltoff]

Privacy is not a joke.

exactly

[Ineko]

Privacy is not a joke.

 

I wouldn't exactly call your internet history privacy. You may not want your friends or family to see what you get up to online but I highly doubt the government is going to care what porn sites you look at. I could understand if you don't like targeted adds, but hey, add-block exists. 

 

Privacy is not a joke, but if you spend most of your time using an easily monitored resource, such as the internet, then I really don't see the point in complaining. They're going to monitor you whether you complain about it or not. Might be a bit of a cynical view of the matter but that's just how I see it. I don't need anymore stress in my life, no need to panic over the government looking at my internet activities, it's out of my control and unless I'm participating in terrorist activity or some crazy shit like that they're free to look at anything they want.

[jecho]

I wouldn't exactly call your internet history privacy. You may not want your friends or family to see what you get up to online but I highly doubt the government is going to care what porn sites you look at. I could understand if you don't like targeted adds, but hey, add-block exists. 

 

Privacy is not a joke, but if you spend most of your time using an easily monitored resource, such as the internet, then I really don't see the point in complaining. They're going to monitor you whether you complain about it or not. Might be a bit of a cynical view of the matter but that's just how I see it. I don't need anymore stress in my life, no need to panic over the government looking at my internet activities, it's out of my control and unless I'm participating in terrorist activity or some crazy shit like that they're free to look at anything they want.

Yes they can but at what point is the line drawn,or are they just going to draw their own lines for "national security"

[unitus77]

I wouldn't exactly call your internet history privacy. You may not want your friends or family to see what you get up to online but I highly doubt the government is going to care what porn sites you look at. I could understand if you don't like targeted adds, but hey, add-block exists. 

 

Privacy is not a joke, but if you spend most of your time using an easily monitored resource, such as the internet, then I really don't see the point in complaining. They're going to monitor you whether you complain about it or not. Might be a bit of a cynical view of the matter but that's just how I see it. I don't need anymore stress in my life, no need to panic over the government looking at my internet activities, it's out of my control and unless I'm participating in terrorist activity or some crazy shit like that they're free to look at anything they want.

 

It's easy to say everyone is overreacting and get over it when you don't live in the county its all happening in. That's why i stay out of all this. 

[zip2k4]

I wouldn't exactly call your internet history privacy. You may not want your friends or family to see what you get up to online but I highly doubt the government is going to care what porn sites you look at. I could understand if you don't like targeted adds, but hey, add-block exists. 

 

Privacy is not a joke, but if you spend most of your time using an easily monitored resource, such as the internet, then I really don't see the point in complaining. They're going to monitor you whether you complain about it or not. Might be a bit of a cynical view of the matter but that's just how I see it. I don't need anymore stress in my life, no need to panic over the government looking at my internet activities, it's out of my control and unless I'm participating in terrorist activity or some crazy shit like that they're free to look at anything they want.

 

 

this happens in Australia as well, the government blocked a few sites and had finally made an official statement regarding it about a month or two back.

although it turns out that they are blocking and spying on people checking what they call "terrorist related sites", but transparency regarding it would be nice - otherwise people won't believe the government.

 

if they were to talk about it since NSA was made and why it was made, maybe we would trust it a bit better - but as of right now it's really up to people like us to take pre-cautionary measures

and figure out what could/will happen next.

[vanwazltoff]

I wouldn't exactly call your internet history privacy. You may not want your friends or family to see what you get up to online but I highly doubt the government is going to care what porn sites you look at. I could understand if you don't like targeted adds, but hey, add-block exists. 

 

Privacy is not a joke, but if you spend most of your time using an easily monitored resource, such as the internet, then I really don't see the point in complaining. They're going to monitor you whether you complain about it or not. Might be a bit of a cynical view of the matter but that's just how I see it. I don't need anymore stress in my life, no need to panic over the government looking at my internet activities, it's out of my control and unless I'm participating in terrorist activity or some crazy shit like that they're free to look at anything they want.

this is not just the internet anymore, the files on your computer are no longer safe

[gill2k]

They're wasting their time.  Not everyone has a PC.  If they really want to spy on ABSOLUTELY everyone, turn everyone's cellphone into a sonar device.  Just ask Lucius Fox of Wayne Enterprises on how to do it.

[bcredeur97]

Can we just delete C:\Windows\System\ADVAPI.DLL and call it a day?? or is it more complicated than that??

 

EDIT: Also what about C:\Windows\System32\advapi32.dll ??

 

EDIT 2: WHAT ON EARTH DO WE DO TO STOP THIS???? IS IT POSSIBLE?

[bcredeur97]

anyone have anything to say?? this is kind of important you know?

[vanwazltoff]

Can we just delete C:\Windows\System\ADVAPI.DLL and call it a day?? or is it more complicated than that??

 

EDIT: Also what about C:\Windows\System32\advapi32.dll ??

 

EDIT 2: WHAT ON EARTH DO WE DO TO STOP THIS???? IS IT POSSIBLE?

no idea, been wondering the same thing, i tried deleting it with unlocker but unlocker has been derping lately

[Lyons]

Well its safe to assume the NSA also has a back door on the Xbone and Kinect.....

 

Nope, no it's not.

[Ngrungebb91]

Sigh...... they probably had access to everything even back when Windows 95 started. Ever hear of how the internet started? ARPANET. It was a government organization. Some of you may forget that. This country will never go down a totalitarian state that much of you are making this out to be. If it does, you can include me in the revolution and I GUARANTEE there will be one if this country goes that route. That's what will it come to IF things will get bad.

[vanwazltoff]

Lyons, on 28 Jun 2013 - 9:44 PM, said:

Nope, no it's not.

we'll see, there will be an 'i told you so' in the future

[vanwazltoff]

Can we just delete C:\Windows\System\ADVAPI.DLL and call it a day?? or is it more complicated than that??

 

EDIT: Also what about C:\Windows\System32\advapi32.dll ??

 

EDIT 2: WHAT ON EARTH DO WE DO TO STOP THIS???? IS IT POSSIBLE?

I tested it, windows is dependent on it, delete it and your desktop will never show up. there are around 50 DLLs that are directly tied to it