There is no Privacy on the Internet

Not at my best today; but, I wanted to post a couple of things. Well, I guess a CIA/NSA former employee and current contractor has exposed the fact that the U.S. government spies on and reads everything, every e-mail, every tweet, just everything that is on the internet. Yahoo - Reuters - U.S. snooping revelations cause trouble for allies. This is not news to me, in fact I have talked about it before and the person who helped design the program had previously come out and said that it was being used against Americans and everyone else.

You might notice that other nations leaders did not freak about our spying, because they knew we did it and we gave them access too. The Chinese know we monitor everything on the internet too and they do too. So why all of the revelations at the same time. We just had a judge say that the government has the right to monitor all calls and internet traffic. Why let you know that everything you do is monitored? Because once you are over the initial indignation, you will accept it. I grew up with the government monitoring me, I could care less on a personal level. I find it amusing; but, they had a reason for monitoring me. I don't like the idea of everyone else losing their illusion of privacy. It changes the way people view their lives.

In other news.

Associated Press - Report: US hasn't seen expected 'Great Recovery'

Yahoo - CNBC - Wild Swings? Emerging Currencies Have It Worst

Yahoo - CNBC - Can Japan's Nikkei Escape From the Bears?

Yahoo - CNBC - Risk Appetite Still Dire, Worst Ever: UBS CEO

Yahoo - CNBC - Market Pullback Could Finally be at Hand

Yahoo - CNBC - Yen Rally Sends Shock and Selling Through Markets

Long Island Press - U.S. Military ‘Power Grab’ Goes Into Effect - Pentagon Unilaterally Grants Itself Authority Over ‘Civil Disturbances’
U.S. Troops in Afghanistan (Photo: Senior Airman Sean Martin, U.S. Air Force). They want you to know that if there are civil disturbances, the military will take action. They want you to know that and they want you to feel comfortable with it. You see, we are going to have markets collapse and they want you to not panic or overreact.

Fox Business - Wall Street Zooms Higher as Traders Cheer Data

Well that is the news. Have a great week.