Five ways to stop the NSA from spying on you

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From The Washington Post
By Timothy B. Lee

If recent reports are to be believed, the National Security Agency has broad powers to capture private information about Americans. They know who we’re calling, they have access to our Gmail messages and AOL Instant Messenger chats, and it’s a safe bet that they have other interception capabilities that haven’t been publicly disclosed. Indeed, most mainstream communications technologies are vulnerable to government eavesdropping.

But all is not lost! The NSA’s spying powers are vast, but there are still ways to thwart the agency’s snooping. Here are five of them.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/won ... ng-on-you/

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Obviously, none of this is foolproof. But, may as well make it as challenging as possible for the opposing camp!

The best way to stay off the grid is to aquire an Amish-like work ethic and aversion to any technology newer than 1702, aquire the mountain man methods of survival, and disappear into the wilderness. This works best if you go solo, so any ties to others must be severed.

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