John Kettler Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Am posting this to let you all know our gaming and grog discussions may be giving DHS fits. You'll understand why when you read this list released after a FOIA suit. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2150281/REVEALED-Hundreds-words-avoid-using-online-dont-want-government-spying-you.html Having given it a quick perusal, I find many of our discussions routinely use words and phrases from the list. Weirdly, even our recipe thread could cause government angst. Check out the link, where many surprises await. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 We must really be ringing their bells. I imagine at least half the posts across the internet are too. No wonder NSA is building an entire new facility to keep track of it all. This looks like an employment program for spooks. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Affentitten Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Twice a year we run an online role playing game for our students of Middle East Politics. It's a closed browser system, but we still notify the Australian intelligence services of when it's running because it causes an enormous spike of such keywords on particular servers/domains. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 we notify the Australian intelligence services Is that because of an 'oops' one year? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Affentitten Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Is that because of an 'oops' one year? There has been a couple of such incidents. Having the anti-terrorism squad come through your office door is a treat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanonier Reichmann Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Look on the bright side. At least stun grenades didn't first come through the windows followed closely by the men in balaclavas. Regards KR 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger33 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 The most interesting part is the massive list of weather terms. Which of you mad scientists is trying to sell your weather controlling machine to Middle Eastern extremists? Hiding terror cells in storm cells. It's the perfect plan. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Affentitten Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Also I wonder if the 82nd and 101st get raided all the time given that "airborne" is a naughty word? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 A place I know of has all outbound-bound email automatically vetted, to ensure an appropriately bland corporate style is being used. When an email runs afoul of the filter, an automated email comes back with a 'naughty word score'. Different words get different scores, the instances are totaled up to give an overall score. The guys who run it do have a mild sense of humour though, and have a FAQ with answers like: No we are not homophobic, sexist, racist, etc. the policy is an equal opportunity robot and will notify you regardless. Please don't abuse or apologise to reputation protection for swearing, it's a computer it has no feelings. That is unless it makes you feel better? No, **** is not in common use in the English language and is not part of good business language, no matter how often you use it in your day to day life. So, no we won't remove it from the lists. Yes, we were really surprised that that txt/email/server log dump contained all those swear words too. Who would have thought? No we're not kidding, it really is an offensive word. No, I'm not keeping score. Please stop asking who's winning. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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