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Not only is there not due process for actual dangerous people, but the IC secretly collaborates internally and utilizes parallel construction to enable criminal
by anonym29 1y ago
Not only is there not due process for actual dangerous people, but the IC secretly collaborates internally and utilizes parallel construction to enable criminal prosecution of people who've been illegally targeted by mass surveillance and other capabilities possessed by global passive adversaries.
Ross Ulbricht's indictment relied in part on deanonymization through Tor likely performed by timing analysis at the global backbone level, but the investigating agency (FBI) conveniently isn't required to reveal their methods.
These days though, you don't even need to be guilty of horrific crimes like setting up websites that reduce real-world violence, merely publicly criticizing Israel is enough to have gangs of plainclothes deep state goons abduct and deport you, even if you're a lawful resident or citizen.
These are the dividends we're paid for trusting a government that acts like an organized crime group. Democratic oversight mechanisms mean nothing when the heads of the intelligence community can lead a criminal conspiracy to conduct unconstitutional warrantless mass surveillance of the entire country and lie about it to congress, like when James Clapper lied to Ron Wyden's face while under oath, and face no consequences for doing so.
- DaSHacka 1y ago> Ross Ulbricht's indictment relied in part on deanonymization through Tor likely performed by timing analysis at the global backbone level, but the investigating agency (FBI) conveniently isn't required to reveal their methods. I, uh, seriously doubt that much effort and sophistication was required to track him down, when he literally posted about the creation of the Silk Road publicly on an account tied to his full legal name [0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Ulbricht#Arrest_and_trial https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Ulbricht#Arrest_and_trial
- sofixa 1y ago> horrific crimes like setting up websites that reduce real-world violence Are you still talking about Ross Ulbricht? I'd be curious to hear how you ended up with that as a description for Silk Road.
- anonym29 1y ago“if Baltimore moved from street corners to online services, oh my god, do you know how much fewer shootings we'd have every year? Which equates to fewer homicides.” - Neill Franklin, 34-year law enforcement veteran of the Maryland State Police and Baltimore Police Department https://www.theodysseyonline.com/the-war-on-drugs-this-revolution https://www.theodysseyonline.com/the-war-on-drugs-this-revol... p.s. sorry for taking so long to find the reference I was thinking of