Is My Gmail Account Compromised And Is Ronald Reagan The Answer?

[Wiglaf]

Recently I was browsing Rush Limbaugh's site and I came across this:





I FOLLOWED THE LINK because I am a fan of Ronald Reagan, even though his son is a hate crime waiting to happen, and I am highly suspicious of Gmail ever since they let the Chinese filter their search results. IT TOOK ME TO THIS WEB SITE:

http://www.reagan.com/t2/ReaganMail

ACCORDING TO THE WEB SITE:

DID YOU KNOW:
That some of the largest email service providers are scanning your “private” emails and selling your information to third parties?

DID YOU KNOW:
That these same providers track your physical location and internet browsing history?

DID YOU KNOW:
That when you accept a “free” email account and hosting service you allow these providers to engage in this activity?

DID YOU KNOW:
That the biggest players in the business are making billions from doing this?

How can you stop this? For just a dime a day you can switch your email address to @Reagan.com and protect your personal information!

Help restore President Ronald Reagan’s America. Sign up now!

This all sounds very patriotic and trustworthy but what is with this parachute on the safe?



What possible utility does that have? You can view the safe in context here in the top right: http://www.reagan.com/t2/AboutUs

It seems like this venture was shoddily put together. Would Reagan himself use an @Reagan email address?

Can ANYONE confirm for me that my Gmail account is COMPROMISED and that Google is engaging in scanning and selling MY PERSONAL EMAIL INFORMATION? Much of what appears in my email account is inconsequential, but still illegal because it pertains to official government business. If I were found out I would probably be in trouble. I am thinking of switching to an @REAGAN personal account IF AND ONLY IF it would a) shield me from BIG BROTHER and b) be compatible with my iPhone. THOUGHTS ON THIS.

[Jon Miller]

Considering that a lot of republicans (and democrats) just voted in the CISPA, google and every other email provider will have to scan your personal information and exchange it with others (most directly the federal government).

So thanks to the Republicans and Democrats, no emails will be safe from big brother.

JM

[giblets]

Doesn't it still have to go through the senate and the president?

[Jon Miller]

You think Obama would veto it? You have a greater opinion of him than I do.

JM

[giblets]

It's not out of the question that he would veto a bill that a majority of House Democrats voted against.

[Aeson]

The only sure way is to go back to writing real letters written with invisible ink and delivered by carrier pigeon....

[DNK]

Like CISPA is even necessary - didn't Google and the NSA sign contracts over a year ago for some sort of "partnership"? CISPA's basically already in force - look what happened back after 9/11: lots of companies had to let the NSA tap into their communications lines, but couldn't even mention it without severe legal consequences. Shadow law, it's how the country works now.

[Asher]

This thread gets 10/10.

[Wiglaf]

Who the hell asked you nutjobs about CISPA? I worked on CISPA, I know CISPA, I don't need some half assed lecture from a bunch of Civilization 2 nerds about CISPA. Stick to phalanxes versus battleships while I am getting laid, OK? What I need are explanations about WHY A SAFE WOULD EVER NEED A PARACHUTE (and whether that would even work aerodynamically? even if the safe were empty, would its parachute be remotely buoyant? is that the right word?), since the existence of that clip art confuses me. I also need commentary on whether Google CAN TELL WHERE I AM ON A MAP at all times. I certainly know @Reagan.com cannot tell where I am on a map, because they can barely put together an aesthetically pleasing web site. Geolocation is almost certainly beyond their pay grade.

[Wiglaf]

This is torture. All my Google searches concerning safes and parachutes, and whether a safe with a parachute would remain buoyant, return results about "How Safe Is Parachuting" and nonsense like that. Bring back Ask Jeeves.

[Dinner]

It's probably due to some sort of psycho babble BS like Parachutes keep people safe and safes are secure ergo the image is supposed to make you feel safe and secure. Everything a frightened ****ting his pants conservative wants.

[Elok]

I tried Reagan.com. I quit after they kept saying they may have done something with my e-mail but "couldn't recall."

[Aeson]

Are you sure it's a parachute for the safe? It could just be a special type of umbrella to keep the safe from getting rusty ... or even a scalloped radish being used to crack the safe.

[Egbert]

WHY A SAFE WOULD EVER NEED A PARACHUTE

A safe would need a parachute if you tossed it out of a plane with the intention that it should parachute to the ground.

[Egbert]

The only sure way is to go back to writing real letters written with invisible ink and delivered by carrier pigeon....

Even that is not a sure fire solution. Writing with lemon juice becomes very visible under ultraviolet light. A well aimed gun can bring down a pigeon. There is no sure way to evade the snooping of big brother.

Always remember: Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean the world isn't against you.