Value your privacy? You may be a terrorist!

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Value your privacy? You may be a terrorist!
By Tyler Holman

A flyer distributed by the FBI and the Department of Justice encourages owners of internet cafes to report any users who seem 'overly concerned about privacy.' The flyer is part of a program called 'Communities Against Terrorism,' which urges businesses from paintball arenas to tattoo shops to be on the lookout for terrorists and report any signs of suspicious activity.

The flyer, which can be viewed in full here, lists several suspicious activities to be on the lookout for. Some of these are completely understandable, like downloading radical literature and purchasing bomb-making materials. Others are a bit more questionable ? the flyer warns against anyone who uses anonymizers, proxies or encrypted files, as well as anyone who pays in cash or logs into a residential based ISP. Because, you know, those AOL people are a bunch of radicals.

So, if you own an internet cafe and happen to catch someone trolling 4Chan via proxy or a granny checking her AOL e-mail, what are you to do? Without drawing attention to yourself, you should gather what information you can on the individual, including their license plates, language, ethnicity and vehicle description. If something does seem out of place, you can forward this information to law enforcement for further investigation.

The fine print of the flyer does contain the following warning: ?...There may be a wholly innocent explanation for conduct or behavior that appears suspicious in nature. For this reason, no single indicator should be the sole basis for law enforcement action.? While it can save lives to report real suspicious activity, the flyers come across more like '50s Communist paranoia than real information. If it's terroristic to value your privacy, maybe privacy really is obsolete.

ShareShiz Reviewed by ShareShiz on 2nd Feb 2012. Value your privacy? You may be a terrorist! Value your privacy? You may be a terrorist! By Tyler Holman Rating: 5

[Jesse]

It's just warning signs. It doesn't mean report anyone paying cash. But paying cash+proxy+downloading bomb making stuff = report

[ibby]

The news gets more fucked up when ever it includes the F.B.I

[Sp32]

Pretty weird, don't really see any downsides but I guess that's because I don't use internet caf

[Aira]

This is completely bullshit.. It's not enough they took our privacy, now they want to threat us. Privacy is everyone's rights, there is NO "terrorists" in keeping your privacy's private.

Looks like the US government is really desperate to maintain control over the herds.

[foxman]

This is insane!

[WDF]

This is completely bullshit.. It's not enough they took our privacy, now they want to threat us. Privacy is everyone's rights, there is NO "terrorists" in keeping your privacy's private.

Looks like the US government is really desperate to maintain control over the herds.

What?

[Aira]

What?

You heard me

[jomasaco]

are sad this day.
that terrorism is not external threats but the distrust of those who are on our side.

terrified people are insecure people who need help the security forces, who are terrorized by security forces

[cvrle77]

This is completely bullshit.. It's not enough they took our privacy, now they want to threat us. Privacy is everyone's rights, there is NO "terrorists" in keeping your privacy's private.

Looks like the US government is really desperate to maintain control over the herds.

VOTE FOR RON PAUL FTW!!!