7/2017
The United States Secret Service has put out a bid order for someone to develop computer software (compatible with Windows 8) that can detect whether or not a communication in the social arena is sarcasm or not.
The contract is on a 5-year cycle, essentially giving hackers 5-years to “catch up”. Remember when the iPhone came out. It was touted as un-hackable? It took some 14-year old in NYC 36 hours to hack it. Or something like that.
So the fact that they are experiencing problems determining if a piece of com data is sarcasm or not means they are reading the com data, right? Well, of course they are. Everybody knows that!
And if everybody knows that, why is the news so full of squalk about NSA reading com data?
But wait a minute, the Secret Service? Aren’t they responsible for the President’s and other’s security and financial crimes? Why would they be interested in com data that is 99.9% teenage twits, flicks, sexting and selfies? Maybe they are looking just at the President’s social media participation and not yours?
Nope, the Patriot act added the phrase, “Use of new technology as a means to commit a crime.” to their mission. Rather broad scope, if you ask me.
Or, I guess they are just bored.
Never mind.
Grumpy Uncle/Brother Dave.
Weary.