Do you write like a terrorist? Big Brother is watching what you write on the internet!

[BushOut06]

http://blog.wired.com/defense/2007/09/do-you-write-li.html

<snip>
You might think your anonymous online rants are oh-so-clever. But they'll give you away, too. A federally-funded artificial intelligence lab is figuring out how to track people over the Internet, based on how they write.

The University of Arizona's ultra-ambitious "Dark Web" project "aims to systematically collect and analyze all terrorist-generated content on the Web," the National Science Foundation notes. And that analysis, according to the Arizona Star, includes a program which "identifies]and tracks individual authors by their writing styles."
<snip>

I guess that means each and every one of us on DU probably has our very own FBI or DHS file.

[nashville_brook]

1. this is so Philip K Dick -- how about tracking terrorists by tracking terrorism

and leave the literary criticism to college professors.

[creeksneakers2]

2. What will the technology be used for next? n/t

[makhno]

3. Yup

If a private company like Google can keep tabs on searches going back eight years, I'm pretty sure the NSA et al. can not only collect even more comprehensive data, but also have the means of correlating it to individuals in a relatively accurate manner.

One positive result is that one really needn't bother with preserving anonymity on the Internet, as any privacy efforts are today nullified by advances in government data gathering and analysis powers.

Sad, but entirely predictable.

[Boojatta]

4. "includes a program which 'identifies and tracks individual authors by their writing styles.' "

Terrorists working on the inside are the most dangerous ones. It might be a good idea to look at each programmer's contribution to the program.

In other words, it might be a good idea to analyze the program writing style of each programmer involved in the project of writing that program. Otherwise, terrorists could be writing secret functionalities into the program or deliberately putting subtle bugs into the program.

[annabanana]

31. Yes. Yes. Exactly right...

the whole thing should get thrown into a house of mirrors,,,

[warren pease]

36. Wel, i'v decide too chang my speling and punktuashun;, rulz to foile ths kind uv nonsence...

...butt nowe i onlie get emale frum freepeers. itz amazin they spel jist lik mee so we unnerstan eech uthr reel gud.

pw

[Torn_Scorned_Ignored]

5. Regarding files

I guess that means each and every one of us on DU probably has our very own FBI or DHS file

Pertaining to FBI files, Americans should use FOIA to get whatever information the FBI has on them and then find the Warrant they used to attain the info.

[lazer47]

6. I should hope we do, I'd hate to think all of this ranting was going unnoticed

[lonestarnot]

9. bwahahahaha!

:rofl:

[lazer47]

12. What are you squalling about???

[lonestarnot]

25. Don't you know the sound of laughter when you hear it?

[backscatter712]

8. Oh, I'm probably already on a bunch of .gov watchlists.

If Bush and Cheney declare martial law, I'm among the first against the wall...

At least based on my writing.

[FREEWILL56]

45. You and me both.

We can all get them to read more than they want to by putting together words like bush, spying, assassinate, revolution, etc., etc., etc. They do see key words lumped and if everybody did it they will have much homework to do to spy on us very effectively. I would say most of everybody on the DU is on their shitlist anyway, but give them too much to do like this is my way of giving those Rovians republicons the middle finger. Do you hear me now??????????????????????????????
:kick: :woohoo:

[Systematic Chaos]

7. Do0dz u jes hav to rite like ur on teh icanhascheezburger.com site!

Den evry1 getz all confoozed. :evilgrin:

[Dollface]

10. They can just my info to the file they started on me based on my library records.

[Mythsaje]

11. Fuck 'em.

Words are my weapons. If they're so chickenshit they're afraid of words, fuck 'em more.

I don't bow down to anyone.

[peacetalksforall]

14. They believe they are GOD. We have to figure that out and teach it

to others.

GOD never told us that we had freedom of speech. We were only endowed with intelligence, rational thinking, and expression to be owned by politicians, barons, and highly paid reverends and worhip at their feet with our labor and obedience.

[onethatcares]

34. fuck em twice, I don't care

the moment we start to care about what we say about the government, the terrorists win.

[Mythsaje]

35. That they do...n/t

[Bitwit1234]

13. Damn-- at least they are gonna know what REAL AMERICANS think.

[formercia]

15. I hope they read what I write.

It's called petitioning my Government.

So, fuck off, Junior.

[Mabus]

16. I hope the system overloads with republished freeper e-mails and rants

I mean, it seems like there is usually a freeper-related rant on-line or one of their e-mail rants that is going around. I hope they are finally able to identify the little cretins that put those out.

Oh yeah, that's right. I get it now. They're the ones who probably put them out there so they can get posted and reposted. That way, when anyone complains about the freeper rants or asks for help in rebutting them it makes the government's job of finding dissenters easier.

[LuckyLib]

17. In the late 60's, early 70's, those of us who attended protests expected that we had been

photographed, and that we had our own FBI file. Mine should be thick by now. One of my fondest memories was a protest against Ronnie Raygun in CA, 400-500 folks rubbing blown up balloons. The noise was deafening. Ronnie was furious, called us communists! We were students. :hippie:

[Pyrzqxgl]

33. We once staged a debate between "Anarchists For Reagen" & "Marxist-Leninists for Yorty"

"Anarchists for Reagen made the CBS Evening News. We were so proud when Walter Cronkite read those words.
Reagen wasn't. He called us Communists. Those were his governor days. I think he called everything he didn't
understand Communist. Boy he must not have understood much.

[Rex]

18. It must be horrifying to the smarter federal workers, the ones wanting

a pension and a future for young Billy. Knowing full well how ratshit crazy Dick Cheney and George Bush really are in a situation they should have never been privileged to be in.

Then having Ashcroft, then Gonzo and all the suspicious shit from day one of election 2000, 911, Iraq and so many more. There is a certain level of smarts that cannot escape these events, no matter what party they claim if any.

What do you do? Sit there and watch the country fall apart and just keep saying how did it come to this?

[Swamp Rat]

21. "from day one of election 2000"

yep

[Rex]

23. Careful with that fauxterror representation of a promotional construct!

You don't know where that fingers been! :D

[Swamp Rat]

24. Don't worry

Lite-Byte Bandit can change color to red, white and blue in order to elude the evil BushBots.

[Rex]

27. LOL!

Defeated by technology! :rofl:

They should use that as a banner in next years Selection.

Never forget.

[Swamp Rat]

28. Plus, Lite-Byte Bandit has heavy duty back-up.

And never underestimate MIT students (or those of us in plain ol' state universities). :D :hi:

[Art_from_Ark]

44. Domo arigato, Mister Robot-o

That robot's got the filthiest mouth of any Japanese robot I've ever heard!

LOL!

[Swamp Rat]

46. shh!

:D

[dave123williams]

19. Here's a clue:

Most of the people who strap on terrorist dynamite vests cannot read or write, the extent of their education being limited to aural instruction in madrassas. Duh.

And, how would they make the comparison, anyway? Did Bin Laden take a creative writing class in college, or something?

This is about spying on Americans, plain and simple.

[Swamp Rat]

20. "Eep Opp Ork Ah-Ah!"

"That means I love you!" :D

[BrotherBuzz]

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[lonestarnot]

26. LOL!

[Swamp Rat]

29. "Porno"

:rofl: Now THAT'S where Big Brother will get bogged down, so to speak. :D

[windbreeze]

30. I think that about covers it....n/t

[Hydra]

32. Meh

Since the "terrorists" likely work for *, I guess that means we're the next most dangerous force in America. Flattering, actually :evilgrin:

[Bluerthanblue]

37. on the positive side, i guess at least someone is reading ~

:hi:

spelling and grammar are clearly not my strong suit.

[kineneb]

38. Hi Agent Mike-now go do something rude to yourself! n/t

[Warren DeMontague]

39. While they're at it, can they do something about people mixing up "lose" and "loose"?

That drives me nucking futs.

[MyshkinCommaPrince]

40. Dialectizer

Run all your comments through one of the online dialectizers before you post them.

http://www.advancedlanguage.com/distorting.htm

[tkmorris]

41. ah reckon I'll try thet.

So, whut does yo' reckon? Am ah good and disguised now? Howdy-doo Ajunt Ichabod, kin yo' hear me now?

[orleans]

43. hay--i wuz jest bout 2 rite sumthin like that their 2 n/t

[OneBlueSky]

42. hell, I've had an FBI file for at least 40 years . . .

after all, I used to work with Pete Seeger, and was on the staff of the most liberal Member of Congress . . . just for kicks, sometimes when we were ready to make a call, we'd say "You ready, J. Edgar?" into the phone before dialing . . . :)