The Trump Tower meeting also included #JamesComey, then the #FBI dir, #ReincePriebus, who was chair of the RNC, #SeanSpicer the WH press sec & #MikePompeo the dir of the CIA.

Totally normal.

At that meeting #Pecker reassured #Trump that everything was fine.

Trump then told the group that Pecker probably “knows more than anyone else in this room.”

“It was a joke,” Pecker testified, adding, “They didn’t laugh.”

#criminal #law #TrumpTrial #CatchAndKill #conspiracy #ElectionInterference

#Republicans — 3 who went on to work in the #Trump admin, while the 4th, #Comey, would eventually become one of Trump's chief adversaries. #Pecker, escorted by #Kushner, walked into that #shitshow & was then asked about #KarenMcDougal by the then president-elect.

Pecker testifies that in front of Comey [#WITNESSES!], the head of the #FBI, Trump thanked him for purchasing the stories - & likely committing AT LEAST 1 #CRIME in the process, as Pecker well knew.

#criminal #law #TrumpTrial

One of #Trump's hallmarks, even before he became president, was his tendency to treat everyone other than himself as not just beneath him [#narcissist] but unworthy of distinction & therefore equal in their subservience.

Meaning, he did not differentiate between the Director of the #FBI & the head of a supermarket #tabloid. In his mind they were just people who he thought owed him.

#criminal #law #TrumpTrial #CatchAndKill #conspiracy #ElectionInterference #HushMoney #MobTactics #NodFarter

Let's use @protonprivacy and @Tutanota products.
Encryption is the single best hope against surveillance.

https://www.wired.com/story/house-section-702-vote/

#security #cybersecurity #infosec #nationalsecurity #nsa #fbi #section702 #privacy #government #surveillance #e2ee #tech #proton #protonmail #tuta #tutanota #bigtech #degoogle

House Votes to Extend—and Expand—a Major US Spy Program

The US House of Representatives voted on Friday to extend the Section 702 spy program. It passed without an amendment that would have required the FBI to obtain a warrant to access Americans’ information.

^{Dell Cameron (WIRED)}

With the launch of our new post-quantum #encryption your data will now be safe from "Harvest Now, Decrypt Later" tactics. 👨‍🌾🔓

Find out all the ways the #NSA can get at your data and how Tuta Mail protects you! 👉 https://tuta.com/blog/post-quantum-cryptography

This approach is often taken by government agencies like the NSA or #FBI in order to decrypt encrypted messages once the #technology is available. 🕵️

🚩 FBI Director Christopher Wray calls for keeping Section 702 alive: "A warrant requirement would amount to a de facto ban, because query applications either would not meet the legal standard to win court approval..." 👇 https://tuta.com/blog/why-a-backdoor-is-a-security-risk

It is unacceptable that the FBI is searching US citizen's communications without first obtaining a warrant! 👮‍♂️ 📱

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#christopherwray #domesticsurveillance #uscitizens #privacy #fbi #nsa

10 years ago, Edward Snowden changed the world. The 'Snowden leaks' were a wake-up call: The conspiracy theory that Secret Services were monitoring our private conversations has proven to be true.

Public backlash after this revelation might have bought us years in our fight for privacy. However, today governments around the world are again pushing for more surveillance. This must be stopped! 🔒

https://tutanota.com/blog/snowden-leaks-nsa-surveillance-ten-years

#privacy #surveillance #snowden #nsa #fbi #secretservice

The Snowden Leaks May Have Bought Us Years in Our Fight for Privacy.

Ten years after Edward Snowden revealed extreme surveillance mechanisms of the NSA, push for more surveillance continues.

^Tutanota