Internet being monitored 24/7 ?

I spoke to a friend on Skype yesterday and he told me about a new mechanic that has been implemented to internet and phones. It is said that you are being monitored 24/7 of whatever you are doing. For instance, he said that he recommended me to start using proxy servers, since whatever sites I am on for instance, say a adult site or download site or whatever they register it (And I don't know who "they" are). I am not sure if he is trolling or not, but it doesn't seem official or new to me.

Anyone have any idea?

I basically operate under the presumption that anything/everything I do on-line is stored somewhere for potential review by "big brother."

As for this specific thing you are talking about, I can't say I've heard anything.

This has always been the case.

It's not like they have 500 million people watching everyone's internet sessions as they happen, but "they", as in your ISP, can see every site you've been to and everything you've downloaded.

This has always been the case.

It's not like they have 500 million people watching everyone's internet sessions as they happen, but "they", as in your ISP, can see every site you've been to and everything you've downloaded.

urdead18

Uh oh.

[QUOTE="urdead18"]

This has always been the case.

It's not like they have 500 million people watching everyone's internet sessions as they happen, but "they", as in your ISP, can see every site you've been to and everything you've downloaded.

Bladecutter56

Uh oh.

Well, the disk capacity required to store every URL requested through every IP address would grow tremendously large very quickly.

If ISPs do store that sort of information, they probably don't keep it for very long.

What's more frightening is the possibility that apparently independent sites of a controversial nature may be recording the IP addresses of their visitors for submission to the FBI (or equivalent government agency elsewhere in the world).

ISPs DO keep the relationship between IP addresses and user accounts, so the FBI CAN link data subpoenaed from ISPs with data from "honeypot sites" to deduce the identities of people who visited those sites.

I swear, this is why I just don't go near "the site that may not be named" any longer. I saw far too many obviously illegal images being posted there and have never really been able to convince myself that the site couldn't possibly be a huge FBI sting in the making.

:shock:

Yeah, I think everything on the internet and phones is being monitored. All of your history is definitely kept track of by your provider. Same thing with phones. There's nothing to worry about unless you're a terrorist.

Yeah, I think everything on the internet and phones is being monitored. All of your history is definitely kept track of by your provider. Same thing with phones. There's nothing to worry about unless you're a terrorist.

Necrifer

I don't think some random person is going to care if your on an "adult" site. Maybe if you are downloading stuff illegaly then you might have a reason to be scared.

[QUOTE="Bladecutter56"]

[QUOTE="urdead18"]

This has always been the case.

It's not like they have 500 million people watching everyone's internet sessions as they happen, but "they", as in your ISP, can see every site you've been to and everything you've downloaded.

Stesilaus

Uh oh.

I swear, this is why I just don't go near "the site that may not be named" any longer. I saw far too many obviously illegal images being posted there and have never really been able to convince myself that the site couldn't possibly be a huge FBI sting in the making.

:shock:

Even if that was the case, you're not savin' or postin' it. Don't see how you could get in trouble.

[QUOTE="Stesilaus"]

[QUOTE="Bladecutter56"]

Uh oh.

DeepSigh

I swear, this is why I just don't go near "the site that may not be named" any longer. I saw far too many obviously illegal images being posted there and have never really been able to convince myself that the site couldn't possibly be a huge FBI sting in the making.

:shock:

Even if that was the case, you're not savin' or postin' it. Don't see how you could get in trouble.

[QUOTE="Stesilaus"]

[QUOTE="Bladecutter56"]

Uh oh.

DeepSigh

I swear, this is why I just don't go near "the site that may not be named" any longer. I saw far too many obviously illegal images being posted there and have never really been able to convince myself that the site couldn't possibly be a huge FBI sting in the making.

:shock:

Even if that was the case, you're not savin' or postin' it. Don't see how you could get in trouble.

Keeping no copy of an illegal image is NOT enough to keep you out of trouble. :(

I'm too lazy to do a web search for the relevant stories, but trust me: there have been precedent-setting cases of people being indicted and convicted just for downloading underage erotica from FBI entrapment sites.

Again, though, such material is probably downloaded by so many people that the FBI can only pursue a small fraction of the worst offenders.

[QUOTE="DeepSigh"]

[QUOTE="Stesilaus"]

I swear, this is why I just don't go near "the site that may not be named" any longer. I saw far too many obviously illegal images being posted there and have never really been able to convince myself that the site couldn't possibly be a huge FBI sting in the making.

:shock:

Stesilaus

Even if that was the case, you're not savin' or postin' it. Don't see how you could get in trouble.

Keeping no copy of an illegal image is NOT enough to keep you out of trouble. :(

I'm too lazy to do a web search for the relevant stories, but trust me: there have been precedent-setting cases of people being indicted and convicted just for downloading underage erotica from FBI entrapment sites.

Again, though, such material is probably downloaded by so many people that the FBI can only pursue a small fraction of the worst offenders.