What the U.S. Government and Big Business Do Not Want Us To Know WHEN CIVILIAN TECHNOLOGY TAKES ON A SINISTER MILITARY ROLE

THE FRIDAY THE 13TH
ANARCHIST REPORT

What the U.S. Government and Big
Business Do Not Want Us To Know

WHEN CIVILIAN TECHNOLOGY TAKES ON A SINISTER MILITARY ROLE

If you regularly surf the Internet and it's Newsgroups, I am sure that you have seen stories posted by a gentleman explaining how there are reflective markers on the back of road signs that will enable United Nations troops to be able to navigate to areas in the times of the alleged take-over of the United States. As silly as this sounds this is a perfect example of how High Technology equipment developed for civilian use could be put to more sinister uses by the Military Complex.

First let us look at the civilian purpose of this reflective material on the backs of roadsigns. According to various States' Department of Transportation (DOT), the reflective material contains a bar coded signature within it so road repair crews can tell if a road sign is missing when they travel down this nation's highways. This feature also allows them to automatically print out reports by bar code date consisting of those signs that need upgraded or changed. This is done by means of a laser reader and computer.

Simple enough, but what about the U.N. troops theory? Could they use these same reflective markings as a means of identifying land marks? The answer to that is "most definitely." However, it is more likely that they would use the cheaper GPS (Global Positioning System) technology, which is now available in hand-held form for about US$100.00. It should also be pointed out that if GPS was not working, the reflective tags would be a perfect back-up system. All they would have to do is access the DOT's database.

Technology That
Offers Trackability

If you do any amount of traveling often times you will see a series of wires imbedded in a road with a box on the side of the road and an antenna. Again, a practical DoT application. In this case, the wires and box are used to determine the number of vehicles traveling on a particular road. But there is something more sinister about this that you should know about. The fact is, those same roadside antenna field vehicle counters could just as easily read the unique factory ID code that is installed in every new car and truck by the manufacturer. This ID code enables them to keep a record of vehicle maintenance etc. Again, the government could be gathering data so they or business knows were everyone is or has already been.

What about your cell phone, credit cards, or debit cards? Again useful, everyday appliances are being used by the government and big business (they're partners) to collect and mind data of all kinds, including personal information. With it they're able to know where you've been or what kinds of things that you buy. Many criminal cases are made on credit card usage information. Plastic cards tell those who are interested how much income you make, what your buying habits are, and when and were you buy things, a particular thing.

One particular bookie thought that using a cell phone would keep law enforcement off him, but what he did not realize is that he compromised his activities and his location because cellular technology enables those with access and the know how to tell where cellular users are every single minute of the day.

What about the internet? You have probably heard about Cookies which are information that people write to a cookie.txt file inside your computer everytime you enter a web site. Again buisness uses it to track sales etc., but the goverment could be using it to investigate and profile you.

In today's world, it is hard to avoid technology that does not transmit information to someone, somewhere. so one must always keep an ever vigilant attitude as to how they use it.

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