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Report: NSA spied on radicals' porn habits
« on: November 27, 2013, 07:55:15 pm »
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NSA_SURVEILLANCE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-11-27-14-35-34

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LONDON (AP) -- The Huffington Post cited a secret National Security Agency document that allegedly reveals the U.S. agency spied on the online sexual activity of Islamist radicals in order to find ways to discredit them.

The website said the document, leaked by ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden, shows the organization tracked six unnamed "radicalizers" and their visits to pornographic websites. It says the alleged electronic surveillance aimed to find their "personal vulnerabilities" to undermine their credibility.

The report published parts of the document, which is dated Oct. 3, 2012, but redacted the names of the six people. It said none of the six were accused of being involved in terror plots. It added that the NSA believes all those targeted live outside the U.S.

"Some of the vulnerabilities, if exposed, would likely call into question a radicalizer's devotion to the jihadist cause, leading to the degradation or loss of his authority," the document read.

When contacted for comment Wednesday, the NSA referred The Associated Press to a statement from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released Tuesday.

"Without discussing specific individuals, it should not be surprising that the U.S. Government uses all of the lawful tools at our disposal to impede the efforts of valid terrorist targets who seek to harm the nation and radicalize others to violence," the statement said.

Cannot be true. Islam no porn allowed.    :smokin:


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Re: Report: NSA spied on radicals' porn habits
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2013, 08:52:06 pm »
This kind of thing?

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Re: Report: NSA spied on radicals' porn habits
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2013, 09:35:16 pm »
This kind of thing?


Nah not the face area, more likely the rear part of the goat!   :smokin:


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Re: Report: NSA spied on radicals' porn habits
« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2013, 10:28:09 pm »
You beat me to it, I was going to say "Farm and Ranch"?  :silly:

This kind of thing?



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Re: Report: NSA spied on radicals' porn habits
« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2013, 01:11:59 pm »
BBC reports:
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NSA 'planned to discredit radicals over web-porn use'NSA operation at Fort Meade, Maryland The document highlights ways to embarrass six Muslim targets


The US authorities have studied online sexual activity and suggested exposing porn site visits as a way to discredit people who spread radical views, the Huffington Post news site has reported.

It published a document, leaked by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, identifying two Muslims said to be vulnerable to accusations of "online promiscuity".

An official said this was unsurprising. But campaign group Privacy International called it "frightening".

"Without discussing specific individuals, it should not be surprising that the US government uses all of the lawful tools at our disposal to impede the efforts of valid terrorist targets who seek to harm the nation and radicalise others to violence," Shawn Turner, director of public affairs for National Intelligence, told the Huffington Post.

Privacy International said: "This is not the first time we've seen states use intimate and private information of an individual who holds views the government doesn't agree with, and exploit this information to undermine an individual's message."

The report came shortly after a group of United Nations experts adopted a "right to privacy" resolution.

It will be passed by the UN's General Assembly before the end of the year, but is largely symbolic since it is not legally binding.

The UN's Human Rights Committee said it was "deeply concerned at the negative impact" the interception of data "including extraterritorial surveillance" could have "in particular when carried out on a mass scale".

'Young girls'
 
The latest of Mr Snowden's leaked documents is dated October 2012 and says it was distributed by the office of the director of the NSA to other US government officials.

It names six Muslims whom it describes as "prominent, globally resonating foreign radicalisers" about whom surveillance efforts had revealed potential "vulnerabilities that can be exploited".

It says the information is largely based on gathered "Sunni extremist communications", including material sourced by the FBI.

"Some of the vulnerabilities, if exposed, would likely call into question a radicaliser's devotion to the jihadist cause, leading to the degradation or loss of his authority," it says.

One example is evidence of the target "viewing sexually explicit material online or using sexually explicit persuasive language when communicating with inexperienced young girls".

Others include proof of the target:

using donations to pay personal expenses
charging exorbitant speaking fees
using questionable sources and contradictory language in public messages

None of the six individuals who appear in the report are accused of being directly involved in terrorism. But the document says one of the two said to have been involved in "online promiscuity" had previously been imprisoned for inciting hatred against non-Muslims, and the other had been involved in promoting al-Qaeda propaganda.

Of the four other targets, one is said to be vulnerable to being exposed for being "attracted to fame" and another for having a "glamorous lifestyle"[sounds like Obama]

Privacy International spokesman Mike Rispoli said: "What is frightening about the NSA's capabilities are that they collect massive amounts of information on everyone, including your political beliefs, contacts, relationships and internet histories.

"While these documents suggest this type of personal attacks are targeted in nature, do not forget that the NSA is conducting mass surveillance on the entire world and collecting a vast amount of information on nearly everyone."

A spokeswoman for the NSA's UK equivalent - GCHQ - declined to comment on details of the Huffington Post's report.

But she highlighted the UK government's Counter-Terrorism Strategy, which discusses using the internet to gather evidence against individuals in order to challenge terrorist propaganda.

"All of GCHQ's work is carried out in accordance with a strict legal and policy framework which ensures that its activities are authorised, necessary and proportionate, and that there is rigorous oversight," she added.
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Re: Report: NSA spied on radicals' porn habits
« Reply #5 on: November 28, 2013, 01:30:26 pm »

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« Reply #6 on: November 28, 2013, 11:32:48 pm »
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