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"Obama proposes law for online privacy" by Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff January 13, 2015
In the run-up to next week’s State of the Union address, President Obama on Monday called for major federal legislation to protect Americans’ online privacy.
As his government completely violates it.
In a speech at the Federal Trade Commission, he proposed a nationwide requirement that businesses report thefts of customers’ personal information; a “bill of rights” to give people more control over their data; and strict protections for personal information about children collected by their schools.
Citing the recent breach at Sony Pictures, Obama said Internet insecurity “creates enormous vulnerabilities for us as a nation, and for our economy and for individual families.”
Pffft! Another reason for that psyop!
Privacy activists expressed cautious optimism about the proposals.
“It could be great. But it’s very difficult to know that without seeing any of the details,” said John Simpson, director of the privacy project at Consumer Watchdog, a California advocacy group.
One of the president’s proposals, the Student Digital Privacy Act, is similar to a law recently passed in California that forbids companies from reselling student data to third parties not involved in educational activities. Companies would also be banned from using the collected data to target students with advertisements.
“Data collected on students in the classroom should only be used for educational purposes, to teach our children, not to market to our children,” Obama said.
Imagine how many perverts are getting ahold of such information.
Efforts to use advanced data-collection techniques in schools have foundered, because many parents fear the systems are too intrusive. For example, inBloom, a nonprofit funded by Microsoft Corp.’s billionaire cofounder Bill Gates, shut its doors last year when its efforts to build a nationwide education data network encountered ferocious parental opposition.
“It is absolutely unfortunate,” said Thomas Stella, assistant superintendent of public schools in Everett, who had hoped to use the inBloom system. Stella said the ability to collect large amounts of student data in a single database would have made it far easier to evaluate student performance.
The shutdown of inBloom was a major victory for Josh Golin, associate director of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, a Boston group that campaigned against the company. Golin said Obama’s proposal might resolve some of his concerns about collecting personal data about children. “A lot of it is going to depend on the details,” Golin said, “and we’re not at the detail stage yet.”
Obama would also require companies to notify customers within 30 days from the time a data breach is discovered. Already, 47 states have similar laws, some of which are stricter than what Obama has called for. In California, any company involved in health care has just 15 days to report data breaches.
Simpson said a federal version should not override tougher standards issued by states. “If particular states want to enact something stronger, they ought to be able to do it,” he said. “I’m afraid that may not happen in the current environment in Washington.”
Obama also called for a data privacy bill of rights, a concept he first put forward in 2012. It would ensure that citizens could find out what information online vendors and companies such as Google are collecting about them, and what it’s being used for. Consumers could demand the data be used only for the original purpose, and companies would be required to use secure systems to store personal data.
Just don't ask his government what they are doing regarding you.
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"US military command’s Twitter, YouTube sites hacked" by Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press January 13, 2015
WASHINGTON — Hackers claiming to work on behalf of Islamic State militants seized control of the Twitter and YouTube sites of the military’s US Central Command on Monday. The Pentagon swiftly suspended the sites and said it appears that no classified material was breached.
The hacker group, which calls itself CyberCaliphate, appears to be the same one that is under FBI investigation for hijacking the websites or Twitter feeds of media outlets in the last month, including a Maryland television station and a New Mexico newspaper.
Why would they even bother?
Defense officials said Monday that they have been in contact with the FBI and that the previous breaches by the group raise questions about whether the hackers have any real connection to the Islamic State militants.
Oh, no, NOT AGAIN!
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FBI spokesman Joshua Campbell said the bureau is investigating the Central Command Twitter and YouTube breaches and is working with the Pentagon to determine the scope of the incident.
The Central Command Twitter site was filled with threats that said, “American soldiers, we are coming, watch your back.” Other postings appeared to list names, phone numbers, and personal e-mail addresses of military personnel as well as PowerPoint slides and maps.
One of the documents appeared to be slides developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Lincoln Laboratory, a federally funded research and development center focused on national security. The slides appeared to depict what it called “scenarios” for conflict with North Korea and China.
Most of the material posted on the site by the hackers was labeled “FOUO,” which means “For Official Use Only,” but none of it appeared to be classified or sensitive information, suggesting the hackers did not breach classified material.
The US Central Command said that none of the information and documents posted on the hacked site were from the command’s Internet servers or social media sites.
The breach only affected the Twitter and YouTube sites.
This is such a PSYOP piece of BULLONEY!
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It’s not clear where the posted documents came from or how long ago they might have been taken because some of the information was as much as a year old.
“This is little more than a prank or vandalism. It’s inconvenient, and it’s an annoyance. But that’s all it is,” said Colonel Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman. “It in no way compromises our operations in any way, shape, or form.”
Warren said Pentagon officials are in contact with Twitter and YouTube to ensure that military passwords and other security for such public websites are adequate.
The tweets came shortly after US Central Command posted its own tweets about the United States and partner nations continuing to attack Islamic State terrorists in Iraq and Syria and one repeating a report that said France will deploy an aircraft carrier to the fight.
The hackers titled the Central Command Twitter page “CyberCaliphate” with an underline that said, “i love you isis. We broke into your networks and personal devices and know everything about you. You’ll see no mercy infidels. ISIS is already here, we are in your PCs, in each military base.”
It added: “US soldiers! We’re watching you!”
And SO IS YOUR OWN GOVERNMENT!
This stuff would be splitting my sides with laughter were lying tyrannical psychopaths not trying to use it to further their agenda.
The intrusion on the military Twitter account carried the same logo, CyberCaliphate name, and photo that appeared on the Albuquerque Journal’s website in late December when one of its stories was hacked. And earlier this month, it appeared that the same hackers breached the Journal’s Twitter account and also took over the website and Twitter feed of WBOC-TV in Salisbury, Md.
The FBI at the time acknowledged it was looking into the Albuquerque case.
Like they are looking into the police brutality?
Some Islamic State militant videos were posted on the Central Command’s YouTube site....
“This is something we’re obviously looking into and something we take seriously,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest said. But he cautioned against comparisons to the broader hack attack against Sony.
I hope you are not expecting that out of us.
“There’s a pretty significant difference between what is a large data breach and the hacking of a Twitter account,” he said.
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Related: FBI Counter-Terrorism Expert: ISIS Likely Did NOT Hack Centcom … Anonymous Collective: Centcom Hackers Were In MARYLAND
Once again we have ANOTHER FALSE FLAG HOAX presented as REAL!
Also see: Thieves steal passwords, book free trips on airlines
No big concern, should be easy to find, and are more Muslim patsies on the way in photo-tricks planes?
"Obama no longer gloomy on economy" Associated Press January 13, 2015
WASHINGTON — A year ago, in a high-profile address, President Obama offered a somber assessment of what ailed the middle class. The economy was not working for everyone, he said, and many Americans had a nagging sense that the deck was stacked against them.
These days, Obama has a bullish new message that in essence challenges the bleak picture he painted back then.
It's some kind of bull all right.
‘‘American resurgence is real,’’ he says. ‘‘Don’t let anybody tell you otherwise.’’
That's really pouring on the $alt.
Despite multiple signs the recovery is indeed taking hold, some are saying otherwise, from conservatives to liberal Democrats, who point to stagnant wages and a rich-poor income gap. The clashing messages reflect Obama’s need to boost his economic credentials and establish a postrecession legacy, and the desire by lawmakers to push their divergent economic policies.
Oh, the State of the Union nothing but a propaganda pitch to improve his public image, huh? Glad I'll miss it.
Obama is unfurling his retooled message ahead of his Jan. 20 State of the Union address. It comes as the public warms toward the economy and as economic confidence moves into positive territory for the first time since 2007.
Did you see the last election results?
For Obama, the idea of changing his tone on the economy gelled after the November midterm election, aides say. So in December he huddled with his economic team to recast his rhetoric.
In a way, his audience is the same public that a year ago, he said, was discouraged by what he called a ‘‘dangerous and growing inequality and lack of upward mobility.’’
‘‘They need to understand that there are reasons to be optimistic, that there is true, tangible, solid growth and that we believe it’s going to portend good things,’’ White House communications director Jennifer Palmieri said.
Look at them talk down to you while telling lies!!
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Related:
"The Senate voted Monday to take up a bill that would force approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. The bill’s fate appears certain: Republicans, with the help of some Democrats, are expected to easily push it through Congress, and President Obama is expected to veto it. The procedural vote to start debate passed 63 to 32. The floor debate, in the next two to three weeks, is expected to involve votes on the science of climate change and humanity’s role in causing it, as well as on a proposal to lift a 42-year-old ban on exporting crude oil. Lawmakers once worried about increased dependence on imported oil, but the United States is now on track to become the world’s largest oil and gas producer. Energy companies, in turn, have campaigned aggressively to lift the ban on crude oil exports, imposed after the crippling 1973 Arab oil embargo. Yet a growing number of scientific reports have concluded that climate changes caused by the burning of fossil fuels have begun to harm the global economy. Obama has proposed a series of environmental regulations for power plants and cars, but Republicans have said they would force employers to cut jobs....
So that would drop oil prices even lower, huh?
Falling oil prices dragged markets lower as Exxon Mobil, Chevron, and other energy giants sank. Oil’s steep drop has investors worried about quarterly earnings. The reporting season unofficially started Monday. Alcoa reported quarterly earnings and revenue that were stronger than expected, pushing its stock higher in extended trading. Analysts expect big players to turn in modest results. Tiffany stock, however, slumped as the jeweler cut its outlook for annual profit and posted weaker holiday sales."
Related: Wayfair posts a 51 percent sales gain for Black Friday weekend
What? I've been lied to again!?
Related: The Crashing Price Of Oil Is Going To Rip The Global Economy To Shreds
And he is right: my business press is giving me $hit.
At least, "effective Jan. 1, Massachusetts became one of the last states to legalize hold-open clips on gas pumps."
NEXT DAY UPDATES:
"Help really is wanted: Job openings reach a 14-year high
Yes, really, says my lying sack of corporate $hit.
When people are really trying to convince you of something untrue they always say "no, really!"
WASHINGTON — The rapid hiring that made 2014 a stellar year for job gains is showing no sign of slowing down. Employers advertised the most job openings in nearly 14 years in November, the Labor Department said.
That's why retailers were laying off employees in December.
That suggests businesses are determined to add staff because they are confident strong economic growth will create more demand for their goods and services.
Notice they haven't actually added any yet. Just a $ugge$tion from my pos paper.
Job openings rose 2.9 percent to 4.97 million in November, the most since January 2001. Employers were slow to fill openings during most of the economic recovery, but that started to change last year."
We have been seeing, reading, and hearing that worn-out $hit for years now and there is always some excuse why it never happened and why the wealthy got even richer.
Related: AP Can't Count
Neither can the Bo$ton Globe, for that matter.
Is there really anything left to say?
"The Dow saw a 425-point swing from gains tied to good economic news to losses amid shifting oil prices. Markets opened higher on encouraging news about hiring in November and small business confidence, but crude prices bruised the indexes as the United Arab Emirates’ energy minister said OPEC has no plans to curb production. One wealth manager said ‘somebody is going to have to flinch and cut production’ for prices to stop hemorrhaging. Markets also took a hit after KB Homes’ chief executive said that his company was experiencing soft demand in some markets."
Dow took a big dump, huh?
But don't worry about that, worry about this:
"Obama announces new cyberattack protections" by Coral Davenport and Julie Hirschfeld DavisNew York Times January 14, 2015
WASHINGTON — In President Obama’s latest move using executive authority to tackle climate change, administration officials will reveal plans this week to impose regulations on the oil and gas industry’s emissions of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, according to a person familiar with Obama’s plans.
The methane is way worse than the CO2 tax that is claimed to be needed (as we freeze our butts off again this winter; -12 when I woke up this morning. -12!).
The administration’s goal is to cut methane emissions from oil and gas production by up to 45 percent by 2025 from the levels recorded in 2012.
Maybe he could cut down on all the public relations and political trips.
The Environmental Protection Agency will issue the proposed regulations this summer, and final regulations by 2016, according to the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the administration had asked the person not to speak about the plan. The White House declined to comment.
Environmental advocates have long urged the Obama administration to target methane emissions. Most of the planet-warming greenhouse gas pollution in the United States comes from carbon dioxide, which is produced by burning coal, oil, and natural gas.
PFFFFFFFFFFFFT!
Methane, which leaks from oil and gas wells, accounts for just 9 percent of the nation’s greenhouse gas pollution — but it is over 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide, so small amounts of it can have a big impact on global warming.
But pony up that carbon talk so banks can literally create more money out of thin air.
“This is the biggest opportunity to curb climate change pollution that they haven’t already seized,” said David Doniger, director of the climate and clean air program at the Natural Resources Defense Council, an advocacy group.
The oil and gas industry has pushed back against methane regulations, maintaining that new rules could stymie a booming industry and that voluntary industrywide standards are sufficient to prevent methane leaks.
The move is expected to be announced in advance of the president’s State of the Union address Jan. 20.
The president has offered several glimpses of what he will seek to advance in the address. Another proposal, on measures to protect businesses and the government from cyberattacks, was unveiled Tuesday.
How odd that the article would be turned upside-down with all that fart-mist above that wasn't included in print!!!
Under the steps outlined by Obama, companies that share information about cyberthreats with the government would be shielded from liability.
So THAT is the POINT of all this HACKING FRAUD being PERPETRATED by the U.S. GOVERNMENT and ITS MINIONS, huh?
The president promoted the initiatives — which would need congressional approval — at an afternoon appearance at the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center in Arlington, Va., part of a focus this week on cybersecurity and privacy in advance of next week’s speech.
Strange how the so-called events being given massive coverage over the last month served that particular purpose, huh?
What a STINKY PSYOP PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN this has been from the start!
Obama, breaking with tradition, is dribbling out advance word of the agenda he will announce in the primetime address.
As if that will somehow makes us wait with anticipation to see what shit will be coming out of his mouth this year. No thanks.
"The cybersecurity measure Mr. Obama envisions would encourage companies to share threat information — such as Internet Protocol addresses, date and time stamps, and routing information — with the Department of Homeland Security, which would swiftly pass it on to other government agencies and industry groups voluntarily formed to share such material. Companies would get “targeted liability protection” for doing so, the White House said, as long as they took steps to protect consumers’ personal information.
Yup, this WHOLE STAGED and SCRIPTED PRODUCTION regarding ALL of THIS is so the TOTAL $URVEILLANCE GRID can be ADVANCED AGAIN!
Mr. Obama also called for law enforcement tools to combat cybercrime, including to prosecute the sale of botnets, computer networks created to carry out cybercrime, and to give courts power to shut down those involved in denial of service attacks and other fraudulent activities. He is also seeking to criminalize the overseas sale of such stolen financial information as credit cards and bank account numbers and expand federal law enforcement authority to deter the sale of spyware used to stalk or commit identity theft.
That was rewritten in a very confusing way that pretty much obfuscates the print version.
Of course, the SPYWARE and MALWARE like STUXNET that the U.S. GOVERNMENT USES is OKAY!
The new cybersecurity effort came a day after Mr. Obama called for legislation to force American companies to be more forthcoming when credit card data and other consumer information are lost in an online breach like the kind that hit Sony Pictures, Target and Home Depot last year.
And yet somehow, the government and media keep missing the targets on those investigations.
Concern about cybersecurity has increased after the hacking of Sony in December, which the United States government says was the work of the North Korean government.
I missed the interview.
Obama has tried for three years to persuade Congress to pass a cybersecurity bill, and administration officials hope that recent cyberattacks will change the political dynamic."
For some reason that last phrase was scrubbed from the web.
Must be because it is a hallmark of a rotten propaganda campaign based on lies.
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So, what, nothing about ISIS hacking the Pentagon today. Talk about limited shelf life. That thing must have flopped so fast even I missed!
Also see: Privacy bills a top goal on Beacon Hill for ACLU
