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How is that at odds with what I said? While you provided more details than I did, it doesn't disagree that the US military has hired people to post comments on

by joshAg 14y ago

How is that at odds with what I said? While you provided more details than I did, it doesn't disagree that the US military has hired people to post comments on sites to further its PR goals. However, the project is probably didn't end in 2011 as you have implied, but is still ongoing since there has been no news that it has been shut down. Also, this is only what the US government has admitted, and only as a response to the information that was leaked as part of the HB Gary hacking. These types of programs are usually not publicized. It is entirely possible that the program is larger than reported or has grown since 2011, especially in light of the NSA whistle-blower's report about data collection of US citizens.

ihsw 14y ago
Much of what you have said now is pure speculation. Furthermore the TLAs (Three Letter Agencies) are known to engage in both foreign and domestic clandestine operations while it would be scandalous for the US Military to operate domestically, so I highly doubt they're operating domestically.
- joshAg 14y ago
  Fine, let me change my response so it is less speculative. what evidence do you have that the program ended in 2011? Since most information about these classified programs comes from documents that are unclassified well after the program has ended, all that's available right now are piecemeal reports from hackings, like anonymous's attack on HB Gary, or whistleblowers, like William Binney. While, it's possible that the reports we have outline the entire program, it's just as likely that they have only revealed part of a larger program.
  - ihsw 14y ago
    Personally I subscribe to the Occam's razor theory: the one with the fewest assumptions is the best. The function of a military is a large tool, it feels neither love nor hatred but a sense of duty; however the same cannot be said about the TLAs as they operate with impunity.

by joshAg 14y ago

ihsw 14y ago

Much of what you have said now is pure speculation. Furthermore the TLAs (Three Letter Agencies) are known to engage in both foreign and domestic clandestine operations while it would be scandalous for the US Military to operate domestically, so I highly doubt they're operating domestically.

joshAg 14y ago
Fine, let me change my response so it is less speculative. what evidence do you have that the program ended in 2011? Since most information about these classified programs comes from documents that are unclassified well after the program has ended, all that's available right now are piecemeal reports from hackings, like anonymous's attack on HB Gary, or whistleblowers, like William Binney. While, it's possible that the reports we have outline the entire program, it's just as likely that they have only revealed part of a larger program.
- ihsw 14y ago
  Personally I subscribe to the Occam's razor theory: the one with the fewest assumptions is the best. The function of a military is a large tool, it feels neither love nor hatred but a sense of duty; however the same cannot be said about the TLAs as they operate with impunity.