thanks for nothing, NSA

from here

hard to believe the news about the NSA could get much worse, but it did.

and i learned a new word today: kleptography

do you feel violated?

we really ought to rethink whether what we're getting is worth the price of what we're giving up when we trade our privacy for services

you have to be this gullible to go on this ride

from here (source image)

do you trust the guy at the wheel? how about the next guy and the guy after that?

see how useful spying can be

posted on google+ by elmar selbach

i was sure i'd seen (and maybe even posted) this before but i can't seem to find it.

physical security patches

from here (source image)

incredible threats indeed

posted to google+ by george baleta

if you think a non-disclosure agreement...

if you think a non-disclosure agreement is an appropriate way to deal with a shared-computer logon vulnerability, you might be a security idiot

(inspiration)

"Hello, NSA" by Roy Zimmerman

i found this on boing boing's forums. i thought it was funnier than the video the main boing boing article was about.

not above the law

from here (source image)

sometimes it may seem like the authorities are above the laws they enforce. it's a good thing some laws can be enforced without them.

some protective measures seem questionable at best

found on failblog

when people say "won't someone think of the children" this is not what they meant.