Simbi Laveau Posted November 13, 2013 #1 Share Posted November 13, 2013 (edited) Well ya *knew* This had to be going on. I'm told this may also be a hoax. Can it be debunked. ~~~~~~~~ Bitstrips, the fun cartoon generation app growing in popularity on social media, is it turns out a Trojan horse from the NSA to tap your Facebook feed and cell phone. Edward Snowden in his most recent disclosure revealed the origin of the bitstrip program.Bitstrip an NSA Trojan. According to a statement from Snowden the NSA knew that someday their spying would be made public. They knew that people would respond by demanding more privacy settings. So in response the NSA set up a team to develop apps that will by pass privacy settings, in a legal way. In a statement from Snowden it said. To use these apps you have to agree to the Terms of Service, and agree to give the app access to your Facebook profile. So these developers were tasked to develop apps that would go viral. Games were looked at, but there are so many games out there already. Then someone said cartoons and comics. Facebook is a visual platform, so pictures do well. Snowden then details how nefarious this Trojan horse is. Even if a person does not use Bitstrips they may be giving the NSA access. The act of clicking like or posting a comment on Bitstrip someone else posted allows the app a peek into your profile. More here http://callthecops.net/bitstrips-app-secretly-nsa-trojan-horse-access-private-data/ Edited November 13, 2013 by Simbi Laveau 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almagest Posted November 13, 2013 #2 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Seeing how prevalent those lame as hell cartoons are, I wouldn't be surprised. Although I doubt you're going to get any good espionage from people who are pleased by Bitstrips. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules99 Posted November 13, 2013 #3 Share Posted November 13, 2013 (edited) Well ya *knew* This had to be going on. I'm told this may also be a hoax. Can it be debunked. More here http://callthecops.n...s-private-data/ About Us Call the Cops This site is a satire of the current state of Law Enforcement, Fire Fighting and Emergency Medical work. Stories posted here are not real and you should not assume them to have any basis in any real fact. Heck we tend to leave in spelling and grammer errors just to prove we is not the professional media. No reference of an individual, company, or government entity seeks to inflict malice or emotional harm. http://www.hoax-slay...ojan-hoax.shtml Edited November 13, 2013 by jules99 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four Winds Posted November 13, 2013 #4 Share Posted November 13, 2013 You click on an app to install it, it asks for all these permissions, you don't question and download the app, thinking every thing is just fine. Perfect avenue for intelligence gathering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supervike Posted November 13, 2013 #5 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Yes, the NSA is just dying to see who I am emailing, and which friend's inane post I 'liked'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafterman Posted November 13, 2013 #6 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Do folks really think the NSA needs for you to install something like Bit Strips to monitor your Facebook activity? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simbi Laveau Posted November 13, 2013 Author #7 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I don't make the news ma'am. I just report it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidhead Posted November 13, 2013 #8 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I don't make the news ma'am. I just report it. Sounds like an Obama excuse.... ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simbi Laveau Posted November 13, 2013 Author #9 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Oh the pain. The person who sent me this tidbit, knew it was a hoax, but wanted all his Facebook friends to stop posting Bitstrips. Duped again! Argh *waves fist again* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nighthawk9653 Posted November 13, 2013 #10 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Holy crap. Seriously, can't trust anything these days 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babe Ruth Posted November 13, 2013 #11 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Seeing how prevalent those lame as hell cartoons are, I wouldn't be surprised. Although I doubt you're going to get any good espionage from people who are pleased by Bitstrips. I doubt they are interested in "good espionage", whatever that might be. They are interested in accumulating data so that patterns of behavior might be discovered, is my guess. They must be able to fill that big storage facility in Utah, eh? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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