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Mandatory Keyloggers in Mumbai's Cyber Cafes
YIAAL writes "Indian journalist Amit Varma reports that Mumbai's police are requiring the city's 500 Internet cafes to install keystroke loggers, which will capture every keystroke by users and turn that information over to the government — nearly in realtime by the sound of it. Buy things online, and the underpaid Indian police will have your credit card number. 'Will these end up getting sold in a black market somewhere? Not unlikely.'"
Likely?
Am I the only one noticing how all the world's major nations are accelerating towards fascism? Perhaps we're headed towards some sort of violent global revolution, I know we here in the US are LONG overdue (what was it Jefferson said? A violent overthrow every decade is vital to the health of a nation?). I'm hoping for a world without borders and a benevolent, corruption-proof, completely transparent government. And abandoning coal and oil for nuclear power. And truly non-evil corporations. And free candy on Fridays for everyone.
After they hire all the people required to sift and parse this data, there will be no Indian programmers left for outsourcing. Bravo, keep up the good work - bureaucracy know no bounds.
Borat, is that you?
At least in India, the authorities have the courtesy to tell you they're logging your keys.
As the first thing that pops into my mind is
"I'm in Ur computer loggin Ur keys"
Everything I need to know I learned by killing smart people and eating their brains.
As the first thing that pops into my mind is
"I'm in Ur computer loggin Ur keys"
This is what happens when you visit "that other place" too often.
Seven puppies were harmed during the making of this post.
What a wonderful government we have and how much I'm glad that they're looking out for us Mumbaian citizens. This will surely stamp out terrorism in my country, where the evil-doing bomb-plotters have been sipping lattes in conspiratorial net-enabled secrecy for far too long. Our glorious (and handsome!) leaders have finally realized that only when all of our thoughts have been properly parsed and vetted by a central governing board of censors can we truly be free. This is a wonderful day, truly.
You see? You see? Your stupid minds! Stupid! Stupid!
You damn liberals just don't get it: we are fighing a War on Terra, and need EVERY tool available to us. You don't need privacy if you have nothing to hide.
It's the duty of every good conservative to have blind faith in government. Government derives it's power from the wealthy, and as every good conservative knows, God tells us the wealthy are better people (that's why they have money). So if you are against the government... ANY government (especially a good conservative dictatorship), you are just a terrorist.
I wish they did that in Nigeria.
I do not believe in karma. "Funny"=-6. Do good and forbid evil. Yours, Oft-Offtopic Flamebaiting Troll.