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links have been transferred and are goodThis ties closely with the curious demise of Jack Wheeler III http://itsaboutliberty.com/index.php/topic,38.0.html Categories » General Board » Fake People
Utilizing G32's method with Firefox here is a rendition of the original Fake People.
http://itsaboutfreedom.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=4516Fake People
Post by Charles Oakwood on Yesterday at 1:37pm
The USAF (CIA) is capable of and is creating multiple fake personalities to create the illusion of opinion contrary to reality but in line with the statists.
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http://www.theblaze.com/stories/u-s-govt-software-creates-fake-people-to-spread-message-via-social-networking/"Recently leaked** email files...reveal internal discussions of how one person could use the software to create an army of fake profiles."
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“There are a variety of social media tricks we can use to add a level of realness to all fictitious personas…"
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"the software could be manipulated to infiltrate groups, data mine, and even bombard discussion sites with orchestrated government messages — a.k.a. propaganda.
" 'The request was filled in June, which means these fake people could be roaming the ‘net right now.,...'"
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An agency person's response to this open source info:
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“WTF Dude?” one HBGary employee emailed to another. “This is posted on open source. Are you f***ing serious?”
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Post by irondiopriest on Yesterday at 2:58pm
Such a thing would have been utterly unbelievable pre-Obama. Now every form of the lowest craven behavior is on the table, and nothing is unbelievable anymore.
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Post by rickl on Yesterday at 9:29pm
It could account for a sizable percentage of comments on blogs.Re: Fake People
Post by rickl on Yesterday at 9:32pm
But this is actually topical. I had to look it up for a comment I made at Transterrestrial Musings. It's an all-time classic:
This is the title of a typical incendiary blog post
http://faultline.org/site/item/incendiary/Re: Fake People
Post by nolan on Yesterday at 9:51pm
Holy Crap! Did we just step into "1984"?
Simply put, this is more evidence that our gov't no longer works for us!
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Post by Charles Oakwood on Yesterday at 9:55pm
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... revealed “three different malware archives, two bots, an offer to sell a botnet, a genuine stuxnet copy, and various malware lists.” Not entirely surprising given that HBGary is a security firm, but the source speculates that botnets aren’t typically rented out for “research.”
I'll take two botnets, a stuxnet, and a large bottle of cognac, thank you.
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Post by Charles Oakwood on Yesterday at 10:28pm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rootkit
A rootkit is software that enables continued privileged access to a compute...
Typically, an attacker installs a rootkit on a computer after first obtaining root-level access, either by exploiting a known vulnerability or by obtaining a password (either by cracking the encryption, or through social engineering).
Quote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_engineering_%28security%29
Social engineering is the act of manipulating people into performing actions or divulging confidential information, rather than by breaking in or using technical cracking techniques.[1] While similar to a confidence trick or simple fraud, the term typically applies to trickery or deception for the purpose of information gathering, fraud, or computer system access; in most cases the attacker never comes face-to-face with the victim. Social Engineering has also been employed by bill collectors, skiptracers, and bounty hunters.
This social engineering is not to be confused with:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_engineering_%28political_science%29
Social engineering is a discipline in political science that refers to efforts to influence popular attitudes and social behaviors on a large scale, whether by governments or private groups. In the political arena, the counterpart of social engineering is political engineering.
It's becoming clear, social engineering/security and social engineering/political science are different only by the number of people that are screwed.
The good guys and the bad guys are engaged in total cyber war, complete with the résistance and the collaborators, creating riots, spreading disinformation, undermining and fighting for the fabric of this society or the reformation of the world, while we on the surface toil with local and national politicians who quite probably do not have a clue.
Is this the 1st intelligence driven war?
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Post by sectionhand on Today at 6:27am
Yesterday at 1:37pm, Charles Oakwood wrote:
The USAF (CIA) is capable of and is creating multiple fake personalities to create the illusion of opinion contrary to reality but in line with the statists.
The article doesn't say that the C.I.A. is an entity involved in this . It merely supposes the possibility that The Agency could use a mechanism like this . Panetta is currently implementing a broad number of stupid and ineffectual programs which would automatically negate any positive intelligence gained from such activity . As to why the USAF would want to create 500 fake personalities ... I couldn't begin to answer .
I'm naturally skeptical regarding reports of this nature .
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Reply 02-20-11:
This ties closely with the curious demise of Jack Wheeler III
http://itsaboutliberty.com/index.php/topic,38.0.html The linked articles
http://blogs.forbes.com/parmyolson/2011/02/11/anonymous-ready-to-dump-more-hbgary-e-mails-launch-anonleaks/
UPDATE: Security firm Berico Technologies has just joined Palantir in cutting off ties to peer HBGary, following controversial revelations that the three companies had collaborated
http://www.examiner.com/social-media-in-national/us-gov-software-creates-fake-people-on-social-networks-to-promote-propoganda
The contract calls for the development of "Persona Management Software" which would help the user create and manage a variety of distinct fake profiles online.
leave little doubt in the existence of this concept.
See video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8pKCM87Zl0&feature=player_embeddedat
@3:36 General McInerney
@5:00 this had to be a professional hit job
@6:15 his real expertise was cyber warfare
Fake People could have killed Jack Wheeler?
