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A Profile of the Electronic Frontier Foundation
Somnus writes "MSNBC discusses the evolution and current criticisms of the EFF." From the article: "The EFF continues to tackle issues like anonymity, electronic voting, patents and copyright, but the Sept. 11 attacks nearly five years ago have forced the EFF to spend more time on surveillance. It has sought to require more evidence before law enforcement can legally track people's locations by their cell phones, and in January the group sued AT&T, saying the San Antonio-based company violated U.S. law and the privacy of its customers. AT&T and NSA officials declined comment for this article."
We do need organizations to right against abuses, but we need them to stick to their principles. The ACLU does not.
Affirmative action is not fair treatment. It is inherently unfair.
Stupidity is like nuclear power, it can be used for good or evil. And you don't want to get any on you.
Twitter, going through someone's posting history is not only flat-out dishonorable, it also is for you hypocritical. You have that journal entry up complaining about how ACs stalk you with links to your past, and then you turn right around and do this!
Has it occured to you that you're doing more harm than good with your extremist evangelism? Yes, Windows has security problems and yes, Linux is a viable alternative, but making accusations about Microsoft that obviously have NO basis in fact is not the way to convert people - it will only drive them away. You're obnoxiousness is only hurting the free software community and the fine people who distribute Linux.
Since you like conspiracies, here's one: How much is Steve Ballmer paying YOU to defame us?