tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171663.post4684102540933479968..comments2023-09-07T02:32:16.470-07:00Comments on R/A - The Radical Agenda: Weekly Update 1 August 2009JackAzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14067050980827976301noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171663.post-80382683328066249162009-08-03T14:19:05.691-07:002009-08-03T14:19:05.691-07:00Jack,
(I am generally a fan of Glenn Beck, but th...Jack,<br /><br />(I am generally a fan of Glenn Beck, but this story of his was not well researched.)<br /><br />As you know, I test software applications for government agencies...<br /><br />The landing page prior to login for each of these systems includes the following text (or some similar variation):<br /><br />"This is an official United States Government computer system, which may be accessed and used only for official Government business by authorized personnel. Unauthorized access or use of this computer system may subject violators to criminal, civil, and/or administrative action. <br /><br />"All information on this computer system may be intercepted, recorded, read, copied, and disclosed by and to authorized personnel for official purposes, including criminal investigation. Access or use of this computer system by any person whether authorized or unauthorized, constitutes consent to these terms. <br /><br />"Signing into this application indicates you have read and accepted the Full Terms and Conditions of Use, and you consent to secure testing and monitoring. <br /><br />"Signing into this application indicates you have read and accepted the Privacy Policy, and you consent to secure testing and monitoring. <br /><br />"Signing into this application indicates you have read and accepted the Rules of Behavior, and you consent to secure testing and monitoring."<br /><br />Now, these are the important points to note about the systems I test and about the government agencies in particular:<br /><br />1) The Warning is given prior to logging in to a government system.<br /><br />2) The systems are provided for official governmental use only.<br /><br />3) The user has to have a valid user ID and password to access the system.<br /><br />4) The user has the option of not logging in to the system.<br /><br />5) Most importantly, the monitoring referenced is <b>monitoring of the system running the application, the government server</b>, not of the client computer from which the server is accessed.<br /><br />6) And ultimately, even if the warnings were referencing monitoring of the client computer, which they are not, the the government ...<br /> a) has no resources to monitor each and every client system,<br /> b) has insufficient intelligence to monitor the client systems, and sadly,<br /> c) has no interest in expending the effort required to do anything of value... regardless of your definition of value. These "Blue Badges" (as the "Red Badged" contractors refer to them) are here to collect a paycheck, not to do anything that resembles work.<br /><br />If I've learned anything from my time working "on the inside"... it is that government employees are lazy, self-serving, and dull... at least the ones with even a shred of power. Most of the grunts are normal enough. The ones who were once intelligent in their own right eventually become numb by all the stupidity surrounding them. There is no Government Intelligence (not even a hint). And Conspiracies require much more intelligence and energy than any "Blue Badge" is willing to invest.<br /><br />And "Red Badges" only stick around until they get sick of the mind-numbing idiocy of it all.<br /><br />Truly, the text in the warning is at best ambiguous, which is due to poor communication skills and apathy, not from any ill intention.<br /><br />That being said, I see evidence that it would be not too difficult for a few intelligent leader types to have the obtuse governmental institution(s) do their bidding... directing the puppet for furthering the agendas (and profit) of those powerful individuals.Scott C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3171663.post-89846644581879132712009-08-02T06:28:33.370-07:002009-08-02T06:28:33.370-07:00Good opinion .
You're right about freedom bein...Good opinion .<br />You're right about freedom being in the mind and then acting upon it .<br />But if phase One fails then phase Two is necessary.<br /><br />" The tree of liberty must be refreshed from<br />time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants.<br />It is its natural manure."<br />Thomas jefferson .<br /><br />The real question will be how badly do americans want to be free.... because in the end .. no government ever gives up it's power unless it is forced to .<br /><br />How many will be " 3 % 'ers ? "<br />What is a "Three Percenter"?<br /><br />http://sipseystreetirregulars.blogspot.com/2009/02/what-is-three-percenter.html1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06923107155448474435noreply@blogger.com