And this little soap box has what to do with CentOS ? On Oct 14, 2014, at 7:01 PM, Always Learning <centos at u62.u22.net> wrote: > > On Tue, 2014-10-14 at 13:29 -0400, James B. Byrne wrote: > >> I apologize in advance for the subject and length of this reply. I debated >> just letting things pass without comment. But, security has many levels. And >> the first level is recognition of the threat. > > Bravo Mr Byrne. Well expressed. > > ...... the first level of GOOD SECURITY is recognition of the threat. > > I have always been convinced Windoze 95 was designed to be invaded by > 'approved' sources. > > I remember my often sad, frustrating days with bug-filled Windoze 95 and > 98 (never went pass these) and seeing the existence of the 'history' > files that users could not view because the M$ software prevented all > user scrutiny of these files and associated directories on the user's > own computer. > > I was also curious why the instant the computer connected with 'The > Internet', Micro$oft would automatically start recording, on the user's > own computer, all details of that Internet connection and, I assume, the > traffic too. However M$ deliberately prevented users viewing that > material in Windoze. > > Remember Word98, Excel98 etc. (I think it was) and the secret embedding > of the user's M$ data (Windows serial number etc.) in those files ? > > When I installed Windoze 8 on a news reporter's girl friend's computer, > M$ wanted, yes it insisted, on her email address, her gender, the area > she lived, her email address and I can't remember if M$ also demanded > her date of birth. As part of the Windoze registration process M$ sent > her an email to confirm the accuracy of her email address. > > Don't forget M$, as part of the Windoze registration, records the serial > number of the network card, the hard disk, the motherboard etc. etc. > > Conversely Centos does none of that .... yet. Knowing a wee bit about > Uncle Sam, it is going to be inevitable that the USA government > pressurises RedHat to provide backdoor access. It is not 'never' but > simply when if they haven't already tried. > > Ebay registration in Holland, Europe, insists on a telephone number > which it calls to give the new user an acceptance code to type-in. Seems > an email address is not sufficient information. > > Google is the biggest spying operation in the world, excluding the USA > government (military and security community). > > Despite all the spying the USA government ignored the Islamic State > threat in the so-called 'Middle East' for almost a year .... obviously > western people are more interesting to spy on than genuine terrorists > murdering civilians every day of the week. Randy suggestions made by > teenagers to each other are much more important to the ever-listening > USA government than tackling active terrorists. > > Every router has a backdoor or 'technical support' access. The existence > is not always mentioned in manuals. Every USA virus checker allows USA > government viruses through. > > Yes, the secret organisations are protecting us against 911 but when the > CIA knew about it in advance from a conversion in the Bahamas made by a > drunk in a bar (dismissed at the time by the USA) and a telephone call > from a prisoner in a German jail (don't know the USA's inaction excuse > after receiving that tip-off), one wonders how efficient they really > are. > > Snowden's material showed the USA military murdering civilians (the > video from the helicopter and the machine gunning without cause of the > civilians). No wonder the USA will not participate in the International > Criminal Court in Den Haag, Nederland. > > I am not a terrorist and I do object to the UK government letting the > USA and Google et al snop on UK residents. The UK is the USA's biggest > external (outside the USA) spying base/processing centre in the world. > > Yes catch the really bad people but stop storing enormous amounts of > personal data on the innocent people. > > Ever wondered why HDDs are so cheap ? Its because the USA government > buys them by the factory load ! What for ? Recording all your personal > data of course. > > Have a nice day people and wonder how many times in a single day is > Uncle Sam and affiliates storing new personal data on you and your > family. Hey Uncle Sam knows more about you than you know about yourself. > >> From personal experience, they sometimes get it wrong - correcting it is > almost impossible because one normally never ever knows. > > > -- > Regards, > > Paul. > England, EU. > > Who watches The Watchers ? > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos