(8 November 2015, 00:35)Steve Wrote: But, this takes resources - resources they will not use on just anyone, just on "persons of interest" - the type of people who use encrypted communications.
So the greater the number of people who encrypt / obfuscate their online activity and Comms means the 'persons of interest' list grew until it's meaningless...
Remember echelon? I found the wordlist online, set it to 1pt font in white and stuck it on every email account, website signature, everywhere I could find. The more positive negative results that are produced the better.
You can't beat them, but you can certainly fuck with their data...
Anyway, this isn't just protecting you from government snooping... it protects you from people who want to rip you off, empty your bank accounts and clone your identity...
And be careful when you log onto one of those 'free wi-fi' hotspots, or even your own AP... you never know who could be sat in the middle, listening...