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MI6 Terror Photos, Data Accidentally Sold On Ebay
Barence writes "In what's turning out to be a bad week for security in the UK, confidential MI6 documents, fingerprints and photos relating to suspected Al-Qaeda terrorists have been found in the memory of the second-hand Nikon Coolpix camera, which was bought on eBay for only £17. The buyer immediately went to the police, who initially treated it as a joke; when they realised he was serious, they swooped on his home and seized his camera and PC. Remember, this is the same MI6 which plans to recruit new members via Facebook, a userbase not exactly famous for its dedication to privacy, security and discretion. The news comes on the back of yesterday's embarrassment over a local council whose VPN device ended up on eBay with confidential login details left on it."
Was it the police that seized his camera and PC, or was it MI6 that "swooped on his home?" If the police were informed that MI6 data was on the camera, I am reasonably sure MI6 would be informed of the situation. So are the police to blame, or is this simply MI6 attempting damage control? I am sorry if I am asking something that was explained in the article, but their site is down. Also, Slashdot mentions that MI6 is recruiting off facebook. That does not surprise me. During World War II, the OSS (precursor to the CIA) had agents that were celebrities. Why can't MI6 scout out people on facebook? As long as they aren't basing their decision solely on facebook's information, I don't see a problem if they use it to find potential employees.
I like being reactionary, then, because it is impossible to have a democratic communist society. The foundation of democracy is this: life, liberty, and the pursuit of property. Socialism eliminates the third, greatly reduces the second, and treats the first almost as badly as fascism (a form of government with which the philosophy is quite compatible.
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And what if that buddy is osama bin laden in disguise? And what if he then finds out that no one has been looking for him ever since we invaded Iraq?