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Computer
spyware
is newest weapon in Syrian conflict
In Syria's cyberwar, the
regime's supporters have deployed a
new weapon against opposition activists --
computer viruses
that spy on them, according to an IT specialist from a
Syrian
opposition group and a former international aid
worker whose computer was
infected.
Remember, that once the door is there, then anyone
elected
into power, or takes it, for whatever reason, and however
they can get
it (maybe by convincing the general public that
a boogie man is going to eat
their children), can use that
power and all the tools that are in place to keep
the power
in the hands of only those that they trust (often only those
that
share their point of view).
There is a reason for the 2nd amendment (based
on a lack of
trust in the possibility that someone could get into power,
that
would remove "liberty" laws - remember when President
Regan was shot, that
Alexander Hair announced "he was in
power" - well, the blood left my heart for
a minute when he
said this - as he had no power to be in charge at all. So,
give this type of person the power to snoop, and use that
snooping and leak it
out selectively, or use it to suppress
only those who oppose what "they"
want?
This is exactly what this "back-door access" leads to - a
loss of
privacy and liberty? And, the strong potential for
misuse of power.
Trust
in the leadership, in a democracy, is earned, not
expected. Those in power,
feeling they need it to survive,
need to remember this, as too often, they
forget and expect
trust.
New Hampshire License Plate says "Live Free or
Die". Look
at the folks in Syria, they don't trust their government
anymore,
and they are willing to die to change it.
A back-door to any software
allowed to anyone with power, is
not a good idea, as when the power turns
toxic, for whatever
reason (to the left or to the right), then - for every
action, there can be an equal and opposite reaction.
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