That's not true simply because of
volume. But if you change that to say everything you post MAY be read by someone then I'd say that is accurate.
They must use systems like Echelon, although far more sophisticated these days, to detect patterns and then zoom in communication patterns which get highlighted by the systems.
I'd imagine modern day spy games are often about code breaking, more as in recognising seemingly innocent patterns than decrypting encrypted messages.
Posted By: Steve in Holland on November 4th 2011 at 16:57:10
Message Thread
- careful what you post, they're watching the Wrath (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 4, 16:18:35
- Fucking Nosey Yanks (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Nov 4, 16:22:35
- FAO The CIA (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 4, 16:21:57
- Fuck the fuck off, or alternatively, tell us what you had for lunch. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 4, 16:23:23
- Is usacanary a CIA agent then? (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Nov 4, 16:25:02
- Na, but they probably put every post he makes into his special file (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 4, 16:41:27
- He'll stick out like a sore thumb as a gun owner (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 4, 16:44:44
- lol, true. What proportion of americans does actually own guns? (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 4, 16:49:29
- Dunno what the official proportion is but you can bet your life the real (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 4, 16:51:24
- lol, true. What proportion of americans does actually own guns? (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 4, 16:49:29
- American and intelligence doesn`t quite sound right (n/m) (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Nov 4, 16:43:26
- I imagine the British intelligence services do much the same thing for us (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 4, 16:52:13
- That's not true simply because of (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 4, 16:57:10
- ^^ slightly more than educated guess as (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 4, 17:00:02
- well yes, I didn't really mean 'read' as such (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 4, 17:09:01
- "Key words." What like 'Mary', 'Goose', 'Bristol' ? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 4, 17:13:30
- Code isn't it (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 4, 17:20:12
- sssssshhhhhhhhh (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Nov 4, 17:23:28
- Code isn't it (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 4, 17:20:12
- Yeah that was Echelon which just looked for keywords. Think they are far (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 4, 17:12:48
- But to be honest I have nothing to hide so am quite happy about it really (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 4, 17:13:21
- well there is the issue of privacy and what they use the information for (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 4, 17:15:13
- Indeed. That is the big concern... (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 4, 17:19:30
- well there is the issue of privacy and what they use the information for (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 4, 17:15:13
- But to be honest I have nothing to hide so am quite happy about it really (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 4, 17:13:21
- "Key words." What like 'Mary', 'Goose', 'Bristol' ? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 4, 17:13:30
- well yes, I didn't really mean 'read' as such (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 4, 17:09:01
- ^^ slightly more than educated guess as (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 4, 17:00:02
- most definetely (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Nov 4, 16:56:03
- They may as well just pay pants (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 4, 17:00:34
- I might offer my services as a translater, although I'm probably not (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 4, 16:54:44
- we`ve noticed :-) (n/m) (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Nov 4, 16:57:42
- CB has clearly read the Art of War (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 4, 17:12:17
- Fuck, rumbled :-( (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 4, 17:29:06
- haha I know, don't worry we won't mention it again (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 4, 17:31:08
- Ah, but does he convince his opponent that he has more knowledge than (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 4, 17:15:30
- it's hard to say, but he's one step ahead of the rest of us it seems (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 4, 17:19:04
- yes it makes him out to be all nieve but in reality (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Nov 4, 17:15:25
- lol (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 4, 17:19:27
- Fuck, rumbled :-( (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 4, 17:29:06
- CB has clearly read the Art of War (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 4, 17:12:17
- you'd have to be adept at yoofspeak (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 4, 16:57:16
- I'm too old to understand anything (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 4, 16:58:02
- we`ve noticed :-) (n/m) (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Nov 4, 16:57:42
- That's not true simply because of (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 4, 16:57:10
- I imagine the British intelligence services do much the same thing for us (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 4, 16:52:13
- He'll stick out like a sore thumb as a gun owner (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 4, 16:44:44
- Na, but they probably put every post he makes into his special file (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 4, 16:41:27
- Is usacanary a CIA agent then? (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Nov 4, 16:25:02
- Fuck the fuck off, or alternatively, tell us what you had for lunch. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 4, 16:23:23
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