Totally agree. Facebook (among other web applications) is as discrete and secure as the information you feed in. Some use it as an electronic diary and then wonder that you can find out all sort of information about them...
Back to the initial topic: Probably someone at BÜPF has realized that intercepting traffic is not always helpful (encryption) so went back to the source. Placing a Trojan is for me comparable with the Secret files practice (fichen affäre) of the cold-war period. It would simply be a way to collect all sort of information about you and me and will forcibly lead to abuse. So finally if you complain about Goggle-Streetview you will have to fight against this (future) abuse anyway. Daniele -----Original Message----- From: swinog-boun...@lists.swinog.ch [mailto:swinog-boun...@lists.swinog.ch] On Behalf Of Viktor Steinmann Sent: Samstag, 21. August 2010 08:25 To: swinog@lists.swinog.ch Subject: Re: [swinog] BÜPF...again ; ) It's a poor world some of the SwiNOG members live in. - Facebook bashing is hip among the IT community. However on Facebook you only share what you want to share and you can even lie about all of your personal details, even create a fake personality. If you have privacy concerns, don't put it on the Internet - be it Facebook or any other site. In any case it's in no way comparable with someone spying on your private computer, where you keep your "real" private data, not the crap you put on Facebook. - We live in a direct democracy and therefore are responsible for our own world and society. If you're unhappy with that - try to find a better place, or try to change it by joining the policital class. Just muttering is not going to help. - Last but not least some people have the constant feeling, that the government is trying to rip them off or f**k with them every second of their life. That's just paranoid. The government is trying to run a country. The people working for the government sometimes have ideas on how to improve processes - just like in any company. The good thing is, that we can judge their ideas and have the power to stop them if we're not happy with them (something you most probably don't have in your company). It's good to be alert and question decisions, but don't overdo it. You might end as an unhappy person. Kind regards, Viktor _______________________________________________ swinog mailing list swinog@lists.swinog.ch http://lists.swinog.ch/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swinog "This e-mail, any associated files and the information contained in them are confidential and is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you have received this message in error please notify the originator and delete the email immediately. The unauthorised use, disclosure, copying or alteration of this message is strictly forbidden. E-mails to and from the company are monitored for operational reasons and in accordance with lawful business practices. Any opinions expressed are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the company. The company does not conclude contracts by email and all negotiations are subject to contract. We make every effort to maintain our network free from computer viruses but accept no responsibility for any viruses which might be transferred by this e-mail." _______________________________________________ swinog mailing list swinog@lists.swinog.ch http://lists.swinog.ch/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swinog
