Comments on: NSA Plans $1.6 Billion Utah Data Center http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/07/01/nsa-plans-16-billion-utah-data-center/ News and analysis about data centers, cloud computing, managed hosting and disaster recovery Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:34:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Neo http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/07/01/nsa-plans-16-billion-utah-data-center/comment-page-1/#comment-9391 Neo Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:43:20 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=12675#comment-9391 I don't think that their collection of massive amounts of data is necessarily "bad", I mean it is inevitable, n'est pas? Despite how much we think that the NSA is just some evil secret society I really think it does a lot of good. We can only fathom how many threats are constantly apparent in the US (I imagine it is a lot). I am just glad that our country is doing something about it and not sitting on their butts doing nothing. I probably have this weird bias towards them because I want to work for them some day...so you are probably right in some aspects, but I just wanted to clarify that they still do a lot for this country that no one recognizes. I promise that if I work for them I will do my best to protect this country and make it a better place! :) I don’t think that their collection of massive amounts of data is necessarily “bad”, I mean it is inevitable, n’est pas? Despite how much we think that the NSA is just some evil secret society I really think it does a lot of good. We can only fathom how many threats are constantly apparent in the US (I imagine it is a lot). I am just glad that our country is doing something about it and not sitting on their butts doing nothing. I probably have this weird bias towards them because I want to work for them some day…so you are probably right in some aspects, but I just wanted to clarify that they still do a lot for this country that no one recognizes. I promise that if I work for them I will do my best to protect this country and make it a better place! :)

]]> By: JayDee http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/07/01/nsa-plans-16-billion-utah-data-center/comment-page-1/#comment-9111 JayDee Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:23:19 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=12675#comment-9111 Of course the fact that this center is to be located in the middle of the continental US might give some pause, seeing as how they will be tapping into all the INTERNAL communications there, not just the overseas ones they are legally authorized to be monitoring. And the juxtaposition of this facility with the other two mentioned in the article is interesting, wouldn't you say? I for one find the government's assurances that non-terrorism-related information is not being retained by NSA somewhat hard to swallow. Espacially in light of the fact that they are busy building the biggest data storage facility known to man. Besides, we've heard that line before: "Social Security numbers will NEVER be used for anything other than identification for SSA purposes". Or the ever popular "No internal communications are being monitored in this program, only overseas calls." Sure, they're not MONITORED, just RECORDED en masse until they can find another use for them at some later date. Easy to see that one coming: "IRS to sweep NSA files for evidence of tax cheaters", or "INS to examine NSA files for information on aliens in the US", or - well, you get the idea. Once they HAVE the data, I guarantee you they will invent new and creative ways to mine it. Kiss any privacy you had left goodbye forever. Of course the fact that this center is to be located in the middle of the continental US might give some pause, seeing as how they will be tapping into all the INTERNAL communications there, not just the overseas ones they are legally authorized to be monitoring. And the juxtaposition of this facility with the other two mentioned in the article is interesting, wouldn’t you say?

I for one find the government’s assurances that non-terrorism-related information is not being retained by NSA somewhat hard to swallow. Espacially in light of the fact that they are busy building the biggest data storage facility known to man.

Besides, we’ve heard that line before: “Social Security numbers will NEVER be used for anything other than identification for SSA purposes”.

Or the ever popular “No internal communications are being monitored in this program, only overseas calls.” Sure, they’re not MONITORED, just RECORDED en masse until they can find another use for them at some later date.

Easy to see that one coming: “IRS to sweep NSA files for evidence of tax cheaters”, or “INS to examine NSA files for information on aliens in the US”, or – well, you get the idea. Once they HAVE the data, I guarantee you they will invent new and creative ways to mine it. Kiss any privacy you had left goodbye forever.

]]> By: Worldwide wiretap-Corbett Report « FACT – Freedom Against Censorship Thailand http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/07/01/nsa-plans-16-billion-utah-data-center/comment-page-1/#comment-5106 Worldwide wiretap-Corbett Report « FACT – Freedom Against Censorship Thailand Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:55:42 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=12675#comment-5106 [...] [29] http://www.corbettreport.com/articles/20090706_scheuer_false_flag.htm [30] http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/07/01/nsa-plans-16-billion-utah-data-center/ [31] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8087530.stm [32] [...] [...] [29] http://www.corbettreport.com/articles/20090706_scheuer_false_flag.htm [30] http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/07/01/nsa-plans-16-billion-utah-data-center/ [31] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8087530.stm [32] [...]

]]> By: World Wide Wiretap : Refuse Resist http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/07/01/nsa-plans-16-billion-utah-data-center/comment-page-1/#comment-4788 World Wide Wiretap : Refuse Resist Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:38:46 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=12675#comment-4788 [...] attacks are to be welcomed for their transformative nature. Certainly the NSA is not building a $1.6 billion-dollar data center to sit on their hands waiting for an attack, nor are the governments of the UK, Canada, Ireland and [...] [...] attacks are to be welcomed for their transformative nature. Certainly the NSA is not building a $1.6 billion-dollar data center to sit on their hands waiting for an attack, nor are the governments of the UK, Canada, Ireland and [...]

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