It's Always Cloudy on the Internet

Although web giant Amazon.com came under fire due to an infowars.com report showing that there is no privacy at all on Amazons own Cloud service.

“5.2 Our Right to Access Your Files. You give us the right to access, retain, use and disclose your account information and Your Files: to provide you with technical support and address technical issues; to investigate compliance with the terms of this Agreement, enforce the terms of this Agreement and protect the Service and its users from fraud or security threats; or as we determine is necessary to provide the Service or comply with applicable law” - From Amazon, source InfoWars report.

One would like to think that it wouldn't be to hard to figure out what that paragraph meant, although I suppose in today's messed up world it's possible people knowingly read the super fine print, and gave the rights to all their files to Amazon to do what they please. Wedding photos, inappropiate pictures your teenager took, pictures of a whole barrage of things that could make it even easier for cops to forcefully enter your home, and seize your property.


It seems that the once Sunny days of the internet are becomming more, and more gloom. Not supprisingly, the Microsoft Xbox, which already has question voice, and facial recognition features, will now allow cloud storage for their members.



I plan on making this part of a series on the creepy tracking, cloud society we're moving into. With the new trend to stay current is to track as much of your customers data as possible, with as little consent as possible, and do whatever you want with it.

The new tags I'll be using for these type articles are Prison Internet (known as Web2.0, internet restrictions, etc), and Clouds (such as this, and the Amazon cloud)
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Just One of Facebooks Creepy 1984esque Features

Facebook has always come under fire for their privacy policies, who was able to get access to your information without your approval, and making several of their features "opt-out". Those who were unlikely enough to hear about the new feature, are automatically in it, and agree to do whatever it's terms are.

There have been several features on Facebook that are just creepy, and as I go through the back pages of the site, I'll find a few more, and some more, etc.

This one is something I bet FB users are met with everyday:

"Recognized Devices: Just One of FB's 1984esque features"

So users now have a stored list of their trusted devices. How does FB know it's trusted? I'm assuming it has a list that has IP, the name you give it IE: "Home Computer", and the account it's associated with. So now your "Home Computer" is trusted.

This data has numerous implications. Facebook can analyze and better market ways to get more exposure to sponsors in high volume devices, and focus efforts on lower volume areas, thanks to your kind help. Additionally, who has access to this list? How secure is this list? It wouldn't be too hard for someone with a list of IP's, and names of computers, and the owner of the account to cause some serious problems.

This is done under the guise of security. In the event that someone logs in at a site, or computer not designated to be you, FB will alert you on your next sign in, and ask if it was you, someone you know, or unauthorized. If chances are it was you, then you get the opportunity (albeit forced) to now name that location.

If people simple followed simple internet safety guidelines, had a firewall and anti-virus installed, and parents took responsibility by teaching their children how to act on the internet, and how to properly form a password, to look at the url's, etc, then FB wouldn't be developing these features, and this one doesn't make my account information feel any more secure.

O, yea? What happens if it was unauthorized? Federal task force to hunt the offender down? Doubtful. Rob Paul Rally.....certainly. A 1 man person flash-mob at the NYC Fed......absolutely.

Amended August 20:
I received an e-mail from Facebook today alerting me that a device I had signed in on, had signed in, and wasn't on my recognized list. It shows the devices name, which I NEVER name, the exact time, and IP address, and the location.

 That huge list of all the information is a scary thing, I'm more afraid of that than someone using my FB account without my knowing. Not to mention they have a list of every computer/ip/location you've ever been on FB with.


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Walmart Telescreens

Telescreens at a local Walmart.

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Swiss government offical demands protection of press, en route to Bilderberg

Dominique Baettig, a Swiss official has written a letter to the police at the Bilderberg meeting, demanding the protection of the press, and he is en route to the hotel where the meeting is being held.

In addition, several other Swiss government officials are present, and openly voicing their dissent, as well as at least one member of the EU Parliament, who was assaulted upon showing diplomatic credentials.

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Breaking News: Italian EU Parliament Member Assaulted at Bilderberg, Switzerland

News is just breaking in the U.S. of the assault on EU Parliament member Mario Borghezio.
The story is being obfuscated in the U.S. media, it's the equivalent of a U.S. member of Congress being assaulted, and not reported upon, but the blackout cannot be continued.

Members of the Switz Parliament are currently both present, and on the way, to St. Moritz, the location of the meeting, and plan to vocally express their opposition to the meeting.

This news is even bigger than the Switz dissent, as it's involving Italian EU Parliament member Mario Borghezio.  Mr. Borghezio arrived at the Survetta Hotel, presented his diplomatic credentials, and was physically assaulted by private security, resulting in a bloody nose. In an interview with JulieNews Mr. Borgehzio stated he plans to press charges, thus guaranteeing that this issue will be forced to be seen.

Mario Borgehzio (image from camicieverdi.com )

Mr. Borgehzio is an outspoken, to say the least, politician, and the fact that he's getting involved should mean no less than fireworks. The fact that he's been personally injured is assuring that he's not going to drop this issue, and it's likely the Bilderberg group made a significant mistake in choosing which Parliament member to assault.

Many in the United States may not understand the significance of this, however, it's bombshell information. The fact that EU and Switz government officials are going to be present at protests is huge in its own right, however, the assault on members of government shows how the for show niceties are being thrown out, the tyranny is being made public, and the war is on.
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Google Bomb: "Builderberg Protest" & "Protest Builderberg"

The annual Bilderberg conference is coming up this Saturday in Switzerland.

The "google bomb" for today will be "Bilderberg protest", and because "Bilderberg" often gets top results anyway, the reverse is also going to be used as today's google bomb, "protest Bilderberg".

For those who don't know how a Google bomb works, it involves flooding the Google search engine with the selected terms, over and over, so that it appears as the number one search term, and shows up as trending. This then causes other people to see it, who normally would not have, with those people checking out the top searches/trends it then only further increases the statistics, and the cycle continues.

Of course, this shouldn't be limited to Google only, anything people do towards the right direction helps. Be it a video on youtube, a blog, searching Google, word of mouth, supporting others. Do something.
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Got Direct TV? Better Get TORNADO Insurance, or You Might Owe Big!

Freak Tornado Ravages Springfield MA, Direct TV Tell Customers to Pay Up    

©Michelle Gilbert

Last week when a freak tornado, actually 7! freak tornadoes, ravaged Western Mass, an area very rarely ever hit by tornadoes. There have only been two other deadly tornadoes in MA since 1953.

One tornado is rare enough, but 7 touching down withing a very small time frame, all with a relatively close proximity to each other is the proverbial tornado in a haystack, sort to speak.  Town such as Springfield were only given a 10 minute warning to evacuate, and unfortunately there has been a confirmed 4 deaths from the incident.

While most of us worry about the loss of life, the destruction of all of an individuals property, and how to help those affected, the TV provider Direct TV (tm) has a different concern. They are concerned that within that 10 minute window to escape a massive storm, residents didn't properly remove their satellite dishes, grab their direct tv box's, and other Direct TV equipment, before leaving. I certainly would leave my child behind to save a satellite dish, as I'm sure most rational people would.

It is not so much that they are concerned their equipment wasn't saved, it's the fact that they are now charging residents to pay for lost or damaged Direct TV property. So to help with a campaign I heard on the radio this morning, on the "Jim and Margery Show - Boston FM Talks 96.9", I've posted the following:

The President & CEO of Direct TV's contact information:

Corporate Offices Phone #

310-964-5000

Presidents name: Micheal White

VP of Customer Service VP of Customer Service Ellen Filipiak at ellen.filipiak@directv.com

Please call up these kind folks, and inform them that the least they should do is write off the charges, what else you tell them to do....well use your imagination.

Photo: Hanover Middle School student Michelle Gilbert

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