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>would you also be OK with the Saudies or the Russian FSB knowing this I think almost everyone has more to fear from someone they know (who is out to get them)

>would you also be OK with the Saudies or the Russian FSB knowing this I think almost everyone has more to fear from someone they know (who is out to get them) than foreign governments. There's not a lot of Edward Snowdens in the general public.

wedn3sday 8y ago
There are a whole lot of US government employees with access to sensitive information who dont want their real time location available to a hostile foreign intelligence agency. I was lucky enough to start my current job about two months after the entire database of cleared employee personal information (name, DOB, SSN, home address, background check investigation report) was stolen by the Chinese, so this kind of thing is near and dear to my heart. Additionally the FSB could very well use this data in their persistent campaign of psychological warfare against the entire country. They're smart people, and if they're not using this resource already they probably will by the time the 2020 election heats up.
- gdy 8y ago
  "their persistent campaign of psychological warfare against the entire country" Lol The Russians are coming!
  - craftyguy 8y ago
    Nobody is expecting the Russians to invade. I think the concern is that they could easily cause widespread unrest here by pitting special interest groups against each other.
    - wedn3sday 8y ago
      See the recent Worldwide Threat Assessment Report [0] page 7, titled "ONLINE INFLUENCE OPERATIONS AND ELECTION INTERFERENCE." Our adversaries and strategic competitors probably already are looking to the 2020 US elections as an opportunity to advance their interests. More broadly, US adversaries and strategic competitors almost certainly will use online influence operations to try to weaken democratic institutions, undermine US alliances and partnerships, and shape policy outcomes in the United States and elsewhere. [0] https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/2019-ATA-SFR---SSCI.pdf https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/2019-ATA-SFR---SSCI...
    - lamarpye 8y ago
      They have already done it. Just look at the cable news coverage for the past two years. Non-stop Trump is a traitor news.
      - craftyguy 8y ago
        Whatever trump is, he is not a physical military invasion force from Russia.
    - v_lisivka 8y ago
      And then they can "save" Alaska.
      - gdy 8y ago
        And California!

wedn3sday 8y ago

There are a whole lot of US government employees with access to sensitive information who dont want their real time location available to a hostile foreign intelligence agency. I was lucky enough to start my current job about two months after the entire database of cleared employee personal information (name, DOB, SSN, home address, background check investigation report) was stolen by the Chinese, so this kind of thing is near and dear to my heart. Additionally the FSB could very well use this data in their persistent campaign of psychological warfare against the entire country. They're smart people, and if they're not using this resource already they probably will by the time the 2020 election heats up.

gdy 8y ago
"their persistent campaign of psychological warfare against the entire country" Lol The Russians are coming!
- craftyguy 8y ago
  Nobody is expecting the Russians to invade. I think the concern is that they could easily cause widespread unrest here by pitting special interest groups against each other.
  - wedn3sday 8y ago
    See the recent Worldwide Threat Assessment Report [0] page 7, titled "ONLINE INFLUENCE OPERATIONS AND ELECTION INTERFERENCE." Our adversaries and strategic competitors probably already are looking to the 2020 US elections as an opportunity to advance their interests. More broadly, US adversaries and strategic competitors almost certainly will use online influence operations to try to weaken democratic institutions, undermine US alliances and partnerships, and shape policy outcomes in the United States and elsewhere. [0] https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/2019-ATA-SFR---SSCI.pdf https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/2019-ATA-SFR---SSCI...
  - lamarpye 8y ago
    They have already done it. Just look at the cable news coverage for the past two years. Non-stop Trump is a traitor news.
    - craftyguy 8y ago
      Whatever trump is, he is not a physical military invasion force from Russia.
  - v_lisivka 8y ago
    And then they can "save" Alaska.
    - gdy 8y ago
      And California!