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May 22, 2013
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 China to Stop Spying on Its People, Will Use Facebook InsteadPosted on May 23, 2010Fake news by Andy Borowitz BEIJING—The Chinese government announced today that it would disband its extensive domestic spying program that gathers personal information on its citizens and would instead use Facebook. According to the head of the domestic spying operation, China decided to scrap its elaborate array of spy satellites, eavesdropping devices and closed-circuit surveillance cameras after recognizing that Facebook put them all to shame. “At the end of the day, we were not getting as much intimate personal data as Facebook does,” he said. “So as of today, every man, woman and child in China is officially our ‘friend.’ ” The Chinese version of Facebook, launched next week, will feature addictive online games reminiscent of the American version, such as Collective Farmville. Elsewhere, a new study shows that the link between cell phones and cancer is unclear, but the link between cell phones and assholes remains strong. Award-winning humorist, television personality and film actor Andy Borowitz is author of the book “The Republican Playbook.” Advertisement  TAGS:
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By free by choice, May 24, 2010 at 5:18 pm Link to this comment
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After another poster brought up the following issue, I looked into it a bit and, sure enough, we Americans are looking abroad for offences while ignoring our own security here at home. I am especially surprised that the Progressive community, typified by Truthdig, are not screaming bloody-murder about their pending total loss of privacy, ie: personal security: the related (to the China questions) and mostly unrecognized problem here in the States, is the present push by “Hardball” host Chris Matthews and Senator Charles Shumer of New York, to REQUIRE every adult in the United States to carry at all times a National Identity Card with your biometric data fully available and accessible on the card’s chip. This may be the most serious threat to the freedom of Americans since the election of George W. Bush. It’s worth noting that Bill Clinton, and his pal Louis Freeh, spent a few years in the mid-90’s attempting to implement this same approach. How about a Truthdig article on this?
Report thisBy Alexa Superstar, May 24, 2010 at 1:02 pm Link to this comment
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Lol don’t you just love facebook
Report thisBy MarthaA, May 23, 2010 at 5:58 pm Link to this comment
Great, Facebook is a better way of spying.
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