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and so 97 VPN products may fall under single digit organizations, big one being NSA!

• luckylion 7y ago
  Now you just need to figure out which one owns which and then chain them cross vendor, and hope that "he's connecting to a chinese spy vpn" doesn't put you on any list ;)
  • pbhjpbhj 7y ago
    Most people on HN are probably on several lists. If I mention "The Anarchist Cookbook" then I imagine every username on this page will be added to a GCHQ list, I'll probably have my internet traffic mined to establish if I downloaded it (which they arrest people for in the UK -- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-41802493 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-41802493). Presumably they have my online purchase history that relates to reagents, etc.. I also expect to be on lists for being critical of the establishment, doing online web security courses, buying remote connectable electronics, etc.. The difficulty I expect is profiling to reduce those lists to meaningful actions that have indicative value.
    • trollied 7y ago
      Had it on a floppy for my Amiga. Brings back memories. Jolly Rogers cookbook :)
    • kabouseng 7y ago
      I don't believe they'll bother putting you on a list for anarchist cb. So many of the recipes have been modified so that you'll blow yourself up that they'll just let nature run its course... /s
    • rootw0rm 7y ago
      the AC probably doesn't do much. but...as the subject of a joint FBI/NCIS investigation some years ago I can definitely say that at least in the USA they have a long memory...