Computer HackingComputer HackingTechnology is a wonderful thing. However, some aspects of it can be dangerous; such as computer hacking. Computer hacking is the practice of altering computer hardware and software, in order to cause damage to important data on a computer or to simply steal secret information. Hacking was started in the early 60s by a group of MIT students who were frustrated with the Vietnam War. Computer hackers often aim at home and office computers that are connected to the Internet. The Internet makes it easy for hackers from across the globe to gain access to your computer.
Some distinct effects of hacking are: exposed sensitive data of the user and risk to the user privacy. These activities disclose secret user information such as personal details, social security numbers, credit card numbers, and bank account data that can lead to illegal use and modification of a user’s information. Another significant consequence of hacking is identity theft. Identity fraud involves pretending to be someone else, with the determination to gain unauthorized access to the information of someone’s property. Computer hacking can also cause theft of significant business information. This can disclose email addresses to hackers which could be used by them for spamming and destroying email privacy.
The NSA and TMI are at war. The TMI is a program that collects and disseminates metadata on Americans for the purpose of determining a person’s activities and behavior. It has the capacity to spy on, analyze, extract, and collect records from every single American, and then analyze them to identify and track users of the program.
The American government is fighting back. It is taking steps through its Justice Department to make public all Americans’ communications records and the content of those communications, according to the Associated Press. A court ordered that the agencies disclose what information they are collecting, which could potentially include a person’s name, email address, phone number, bank account numbers, credit card number, credit card activity, driver’s license number, or even a description of an individual’s home or business.
The EFF and others have been pushing for this, but the latest revelations have been far bigger and more destructive.
A number of high-profile whistleblowers, including those who’ve been working directly with a particular program, have exposed the widespread abuses of the TMI program. They have included Mark Klein and David Keene in an article entitled The End of the TMI Program:
A U.S. Supreme Court decision this year that said that spying without authorization on Americans can be unlawful, led the Justice Department to propose that it should be shut down. Justice Department and law enforcement officials are now looking into what programs in the U.S. that collect metadata have to hold metadata for—or to have received—if the government seeks such access. A new set of requirements in a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, prohibit the Justice Department from collecting on U.S. intelligence and also authorize it to use some type of intelligence collection tools to track individuals from specific countries. The law also requires that the NSA collect data about Americans on “targeted communications.” In the short term, the new law is aimed at monitoring of Americans, not foreigners, as might be the law’s purpose. Legal experts say that, given the legal obstacles to its passage, any effort to compel access would effectively allow foreign espionage to continue.
To put it another way, this story has the American people believing that all the NSA has to do and all the TMI program is to do is get access to the email communications of every American. And yes, that means every American’s cell phone activity and any social media activity, that data includes every single one of the millions that it has collected in the past.
With these revelations, the ACLU is now pushing to shut down the NSA, and any other intelligence program aimed at finding foreign terrorists who don’t want to return to terrorist activities. The ACLU is also asking Congress to ban private companies from collecting metadata on American citizens without their consent, regardless of what national security programs are being used.
Even if the surveillance and surveillance agencies won
The NSA and TMI are at war. The TMI is a program that collects and disseminates metadata on Americans for the purpose of determining a person’s activities and behavior. It has the capacity to spy on, analyze, extract, and collect records from every single American, and then analyze them to identify and track users of the program.
The American government is fighting back. It is taking steps through its Justice Department to make public all Americans’ communications records and the content of those communications, according to the Associated Press. A court ordered that the agencies disclose what information they are collecting, which could potentially include a person’s name, email address, phone number, bank account numbers, credit card number, credit card activity, driver’s license number, or even a description of an individual’s home or business.
The EFF and others have been pushing for this, but the latest revelations have been far bigger and more destructive.
A number of high-profile whistleblowers, including those who’ve been working directly with a particular program, have exposed the widespread abuses of the TMI program. They have included Mark Klein and David Keene in an article entitled The End of the TMI Program:
A U.S. Supreme Court decision this year that said that spying without authorization on Americans can be unlawful, led the Justice Department to propose that it should be shut down. Justice Department and law enforcement officials are now looking into what programs in the U.S. that collect metadata have to hold metadata for—or to have received—if the government seeks such access. A new set of requirements in a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, prohibit the Justice Department from collecting on U.S. intelligence and also authorize it to use some type of intelligence collection tools to track individuals from specific countries. The law also requires that the NSA collect data about Americans on “targeted communications.” In the short term, the new law is aimed at monitoring of Americans, not foreigners, as might be the law’s purpose. Legal experts say that, given the legal obstacles to its passage, any effort to compel access would effectively allow foreign espionage to continue.
To put it another way, this story has the American people believing that all the NSA has to do and all the TMI program is to do is get access to the email communications of every American. And yes, that means every American’s cell phone activity and any social media activity, that data includes every single one of the millions that it has collected in the past.
With these revelations, the ACLU is now pushing to shut down the NSA, and any other intelligence program aimed at finding foreign terrorists who don’t want to return to terrorist activities. The ACLU is also asking Congress to ban private companies from collecting metadata on American citizens without their consent, regardless of what national security programs are being used.
Even if the surveillance and surveillance agencies won
If the information related is to national security; confidential government data, national defense and homeland security is exposed by means of hacking. It can lead to severe consequences. The government is starting to ask for stiffer sentences for people that commit hacking crimes. Studies show that depending on the severity of crime a person could be sentenced to as little as probation and a fine or up to several years in federal prison.
Hackers believe that information should be shared and they fight against information owning. Effects that hacking caused and is still causing to the society cant