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Old 03-07-2017, 09:19 AM
 
Location: Gilbert, Arizona
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If you ever wanted to know why companies like Google, Apple and others are able to reach such extreme valuations and receive large investor support - it's because they know that the govt. has their back to facilitate spying on it's citizens. Information is power.
Maybe add to that the fact that Google and Apple don't pay tax on 70% of profits - as they keep their money in off shore accounts in Ireland mostly.
They pay very little in taxes to our country which gives them 80% of their earnings.
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Old 03-07-2017, 09:26 AM
 
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For years I complained about Assange being mostly bluster but dang, he's really coming through now.

And we are still to doubt the level of the government's spying?
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Old 03-07-2017, 09:37 AM
 
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It doesn't appear to be major news. They dumped some documentation but not the actual software or exploits.

WikiLeaks Releases Trove of Alleged C.I.A. Hacking Documents
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Old 03-07-2017, 09:44 AM
 
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It doesn't appear to be major news. They dumped some documentation but not the actual software or exploits.

WikiLeaks Releases Trove of Alleged C.I.A. Hacking Documents
It's pretty telling that this isn't on the major news by now. Just looked myself and it's not mentioned. Makes you think that the CIA/NSA/Govt. is involved with the media in some way...

Throws cold water all over the dems Russia meme.
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Old 03-07-2017, 09:51 AM
 
Location: Washington, DC
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It's pretty telling that this isn't on the major news by now. Just looked myself and it's not mentioned. Makes you think that the CIA/NSA/Govt. is involved with the media in some way...

Throws cold water all over the dems Russia meme.
Congrats! You've officially been red pilled!

Glad to see people waking up to what's going on in the world.
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Old 03-07-2017, 10:15 AM
 
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It's pretty telling that this isn't on the major news by now. Just looked myself and it's not mentioned. Makes you think that the CIA/NSA/Govt. is involved with the media in some way...

Throws cold water all over the dems Russia meme.
Some think the CIA may be involved with this "leak".

https://www.emptywheel.net/2017/03/0...hacking-tools/

The news media may be "all over" the story, but it has very limited impact. The culprit has been arrested. Some of the tools are already out there.

Another Booz contractor

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Old 03-07-2017, 10:30 AM
 
Location: Sitting on a bar stool. Guinness in hand.
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Meh. I always assume that if I gave a reason to them the government could look in on me. But really I have no fear because well....I'm pretty boring. So I will go on with my day as usual.

But for anyone that feels fear. You do realize nothing will be done to change anything. Our intelligence agencies will continue to advance their capabilities. So you guys can either live with it or go off grid.
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Old 03-07-2017, 10:30 AM
 
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For years I complained about Assange being mostly bluster but dang, he's really coming through now.

And we are still to doubt the level of the government's spying?
There will always be those that refuse to believe their government entities could be guilty of such treachery.

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It's pretty telling that this isn't on the major news by now. Just looked myself and it's not mentioned. Makes you think that the CIA/NSA/Govt. is involved with the media in some way...

Throws cold water all over the dems Russia meme.
It's been up on Fox for a while this morning
WikiLeaks releases 'entire hacking capacity of the CIA' | Fox News

Just think, all those tools the CIA used are in the hands of joe blow wanna be hacker and the real baddies out to steal your identity/money. Fun times.
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Old 03-07-2017, 10:32 AM
 
Location: Self explanatory
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Except Wikileaks is 100% legit. Not just "conspiracy theories".
You mean like Pizzagate?
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Old 03-07-2017, 10:39 AM
 
Location: Washington, DC
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You mean like Pizzagate?
lol.

Be in denial all you want, but Wikileaks is 100% accurate. They simply just publish material, that's it.
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