Park Life 71 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 A few years ago, FBI agent Christopher Stangl appeared in a video put out by the FBI calling on people with computer science degrees to join them as they were needed now more than ever. In the video posted to Facebook, he said this: Hello. My name is special agent Chris Stangl of the New York City field office of the FBI. Today more than ever we need individuals with computer science backgrounds to join the FBI. From a special agent that investigates cyber crime or the computer scientist that is embedded in the cyber squad that analyzes malware. A couple days ago, the “hacktivist” groups Anonymous and Antisec responded by hacking into Stangl’s laptop and finding over 12 million Apple ID’s in a database. Anonymous took 1 million of them and published them on Twitter. The Apple ID’s refer to UDID’s (Unique Device Identifiers). Every iPhone and iPad have one. The hackers also noted that in the agent’s database contained cell phone numbers, usernames, zip codes and addresses of iPhone and iPad users. Some may call this an act of cyberterrorism by Anonymous and Antisec. And maybe it is, and maybe they should be prosecuted for it (if they can be found). But I’d also like to know just what an FBI agent is doing with a database of over 12 million iPhone and iPad users. Neither Agent Stangl nor an FBI spokesman commented on the incident. Read more: http://politicaloutcast.com/2012/09/why-is-the-fbi-keeping-track-of-apple-device-users/#ixzz269naVvgk They love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30669 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 It was stolen from Blue Toad originally. Most likely not the FBI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 (edited) It was stolen from Blue Toad originally. Most likely not the FBI. They found the data in the FBI agents machine didn't they?? A couple days ago, the “hacktivist” groups Anonymous and Antisec responded by hacking into Stangl’s laptop and finding over 12 million Apple ID’s in a database" Remember that app in the iphone and the tracking towers... Edited September 11, 2012 by Park Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30669 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 The FBI denied that a computer had been hacked, as expected. It could well be mis-information spread by the hackers involved in order to gain notoriety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted September 11, 2012 Author Share Posted September 11, 2012 (edited) The FBI denied that a computer had been hacked, as expected. It could well be mis-information spread by the hackers involved in order to gain notoriety. I wouldn't know really. Looks legit to me. I checked it out with my buddy in Waco. Apparently facebook has a backdoor so has all windows op systems and these (microsoft) were put in with the explicit knowledge of Gates. I don't really worry about these things anymore as I know they can see everything (I have personal experience of it)*. I was targetted heavily (mobile phone blink and the other telltale signs) all cause I did some work for a veterans website. It's ridiculous. Do I look like an enemy of the state? Edited September 11, 2012 by Park Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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StevenL 0 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Surprised it's only 12 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7034 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Thats the world we live in now unfortunately. He can feel free to check out the porn I watch or the forums I browse. Im not planning on making a bomb anytime soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenL 0 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Anyone know when the new iPhone is out? I'm due an upgrade, getting rid of the Blackberry, just been holding out for this new iPhone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Anyone know when the new iPhone is out? I'm due an upgrade, getting rid of the Blackberry, just been holding out for this new iPhone. Can't imagine how you could find out the details of such an underground hush hush event. Apple tend not to hype these things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4729 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonotl 2988 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Anyone know when the new iPhone is out? I'm due an upgrade, getting rid of the Blackberry, just been holding out for this new iPhone. There's an app for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Software giant Apple has blocked an app that would notify subscribers every time a US drone carried out a deadly mission on the grounds that it is "objectionable and crude", according to the program's designer. Josh Begley, a graduate student at New York University, developed Drones+ to provide up-to-date information on strikes, using reports collated by the London-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism – an organisation that tracks the use of unmanned CIA aircrafts. But repeated attempts to get Apple to offer the software at its app store have been fruitless. At first, Begley was informed that the program – which he hoped would raise awareness of the growing death toll from drone strikes – was "not useful" enough and did not appeal to a "broad enough audience". The company position has since shifted, but only in the reasoning behind its refusal to stock Drones+. In the latest rejection email, Apple reportedly informed him: "We found that your app contains content that many audiences would find objectionable, which is not in compliance with the app store review guidelines." A video demonstration of Drones+ shows that the app is designed to flash up an alert when a new strike is reported, with details of how many people were killed. An interactive map shows subscribers where the air assault took place and how many others had taken place near it. Begley, 27, told the Guardian that he didn't expect the app to be wildly popular, but hoped it would raise awareness. He added: "I built it because it is something I would like to use myself". There has been a marked increase in the use of drones by the US in recent months in Pakistan and Yemen as part of a stated strategic move towards a slimmed down military that relies more on technology. Earlier this year, defence secretary Leon Panetta unveiled proposals to increase America's fleet of unmanned armed aircraft by nearly a third. The attacks have led to increased tensions between Washington and Islamabad. Pakistan has long criticised the use of drones and the high rate of civilian casualties that can result from their use. Figures from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism show that drones struck Pakistan 75 times in 2011, causing up to 655 fatalities. The majority of those killed were alleged militants, but as many as 126 civilians may have also lost their lives in last year's attacks, the bureau's figures reveal. Begley's app does not link to any graphic images of drone attacks, but reveals information about their existence. Even so, Apple looks unlikely to sanction the app, having come down against it on three separate occasions. It has left the software developer looking elsewhere as he plans to take the software forward. "The plan now is to try and develop it for Android," he said. Apple did not return the Guardian's request for comment. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/aug/30/apple-blocks-us-drone-strike-app Apple in cahoots with the CIA now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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