Former President Carter Says He Uses Snail Mail to Evade the NSA

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Quote from: Nathonas on March 28, 2014, 12:36:34 PM

Quote from: hilariousandco on March 28, 2014, 07:56:58 AM

I thought they wern't allowed to spy on their own citizens, never mind former Presidents?

I'd imagine they have much more of an incentive to spy on powerful citizens. Never know what kind valuable info they might find. I think a major goal of theirs is to collect dirt on powerful people, and I'm sure a former president has connections with a lot of powerful people.

Seems pretty unconstitutional, Don't they still have to protect former Presidents until they die?

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Quote from: hilariousandco on March 28, 2014, 07:56:58 AM

I thought they wern't allowed to spy on their own citizens, never mind former Presidents?

I'd imagine they have much more of an incentive to spy on powerful citizens. Never know what kind valuable info they might find. I think a major goal of theirs is to collect dirt on powerful people, and I'm sure a former president has connections with a lot of powerful people.

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Russia is now using typewriter to avoid NSA.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/11/russia-reverts-paper-nsa-leaks

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Quote from: GigaCoin on March 28, 2014, 10:31:20 AM

Wasn't it also revealed that the NSA also spied on snail mail?

The only way is using pigeon carriers

You do that, I'll choose cryptography instead.

what an idiot, cryptography doesn't do shit look at all the arrests FBI do even after people hide behind crypto Cheesy

silkroad is only one example you really think NSA can't track you as long as you're digital

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So he uses a paper wallet. Cheesy

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Quote from: GigaCoin on March 28, 2014, 10:31:20 AM

Wasn't it also revealed that the NSA also spied on snail mail?

The only way is using pigeon carriers

You do that, I'll choose cryptography instead.

Why not use cryptography with carrier pigeons? Cheesy

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Quote from: b!z on March 28, 2014, 10:18:08 AM

Couldn't anybody who wanted to read his mail just cut open the envelope and reseal it when they're done? Roll Eyes

Yeah, but they have to intercept it first, but it's also likely to be noticeable. They spy digitally because they can do so unnoticed.

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Wasn't it also revealed that the NSA also spied on snail mail?

The only way is using pigeon carriers

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Couldn't anybody who wanted to read his mail just cut open the envelope and reseal it when they're done? Roll Eyes

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Quote from: Lethn on March 28, 2014, 08:25:01 AM

Quote from: counter on March 28, 2014, 04:20:28 AM

Wow good post. I can't believe how creepy things are right now. This is such an eye opener and I bat it will get overlooked with all the other crazy stuff going on these days. Nice to see him speaking out though that is a little comforting for those paying attention.

No, it's not a good post, where's his source? Otherwise he's just making it up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUBCLwNlIyk

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Quote from: counter on March 28, 2014, 04:20:28 AM

Wow good post. I can't believe how creepy things are right now. This is such an eye opener and I bat it will get overlooked with all the other crazy stuff going on these days. Nice to see him speaking out though that is a little comforting for those paying attention.

No, it's not a good post, where's his source? Otherwise he's just making it up.

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Quote from: hilariousandco on March 28, 2014, 07:56:58 AM

I thought they wern't allowed to spy on their own citizens, never mind former Presidents?

That went out the window after 9/11. No one is exempt it seems. We also have no one in power that can or will stop this.

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I thought they wern't allowed to spy on their own citizens, never mind former Presidents?

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Wow good post. I can't believe how creepy things are right now. This is such an eye opener and I bat it will get overlooked with all the other crazy stuff going on these days. Nice to see him speaking out though that is a little comforting for those paying attention.

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Former President Jimmy Carter has admitted that he uses snail mail to evade monitoring by the National Security Agency and that he feels such surveillance methods have been abused.

“When I want to communicate with a foreign leader privately, I type or write a letter myself, put it in the post office, and mail it,” Carter said with a laugh, as he was questioned on the matter on NBC’s Meet the Press program.

“I have felt that my own communications are probably monitored,” he said on the Sunday show.

Documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden have sparked outrage in the United States and abroad about the vast capabilities of America’s intelligence programs.

Officials have defended the methods as necessary to thwart terror attacks, but President Barack Obama has ordered reforms in the wake of the disclosures.

Asked whether the programs were necessary, Carter said he thought they had “been extremely liberalized and, I think, abused by our own intelligence agencies.”

“I believe if I send an email, it will be monitored,” he said.

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