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Government Surveillance has a long and exhausting history of being a truly horrible pain in the a**. Since 1956, when everybody was worried about Communists and extremist groups killing off regular ol' Americans in bright and colorful Suburbia, the F.B.I. had really started their questionable state of paranoia. Unfortunately, the F.B.I. has been around for 102 years, tracking down and imprisoning America's Most Wanted. Sounds all fine and good, right? Safe Americans are happy Americans, afterall.

However, once the threats grew around the globe and within, the level of surveillance has grown exponentially. Think you're safe in your home while all of the satellites are floating overhead staring at people on the streets? Try this on for size: Cellphone Location Awareness, Wiretaps [which are soooo last millennium] and cameras everywhere in the safety of your own home. Try watching TV, or surfing the net, without one of those bad boys tracing every inch of your porn-related progress.

Old school phones, with receivers and dials, would be one's best bet in securing a phone line. The bugging source would traditionally have to be tapped by hand through the removal of the screw-on receiver. There is nothing on the government's plan stopping them from locating you in the middle of the damn desert.

Q: Oh, but what about the 30-second phone trace rule?
A: Doesn't exist. Hollywood made it up to make us feel better or smarter.

So, how do you survive and stay out of Big Brother's ever-watchful eye?

Paranoia. And all suggestions are better than none. If you're thinking we're all happier being monitored and safe, rethink the potential terrifying [Not to mention SHOT DOWN in Legislature] "Patriot Act II" of 2003, where anyone suspected of terrorism in the media was instantly black-listed and confiscated by Big Brother, never to be seen again. Think about your options if just the news made you into Public Enemy No. 1?

Input, please, even if it's recorded and used against us.

Tactics --
* Using cash instead of digital products such as credit cards, wire transfers, etc. . .
* Breeding and eating rabbits
* Raising plants for food source
* change your appearance often
* you could go so far as to burn your fingertips so you'd really be off the map.
* don't buy in large sums
* dont drive a flashy car. drive a silver or tan car if you must drive, people dont notice them nearly as much
* find a public cavern where there's a renewable source of water
* escape the country whose government has you under surveillance.
* avoid chip tracking from cellphone, credit cards, passports by updating your personal accessories
* avoid websites in general as everything you do is recorded

Tools --
* Cash
* Non-noticeable vehicle
* Food Stockpile
* Hidden room
* Aqua Pouches for Survival purposes
* wallet/purse lined with tin foil to avoid rfid chip tracking

I recall Bush getting in trouble over that, and it pretty much ended there. Obama defended the case when they wanted to push it forward in favor of the Bush Administration for one reason or another.

I like the breeding of rabbits idea. They're so cute and fluffy, and I know how fast they grow, having had them for several years. A bit fatty unless you give them some grazing range as well. Build up that muscle for judgment day.

I'd grow roses. You can eat them.

dont drive a flashy car. drive a silver or tan car if you must drive, people dont notice them nearly as much

A secret room is a pretty good idea, although people might look for something like that a bit more. I would say it would be a good idea to hide out in some sort of a public cavern. Like for tours and stuff. Theres likely to be a source of water and as long as you stuck to a small portion of it and made sure not to destroy anything I doubt anyone would look for you. You could even perhaps befreind a tour guide to bring you food.


Best strategy I would say though, escape the country whos government has you under surveillance.

True, you may have to flee to an enemy nation. I'm sure they wouldn't like you much but if it's a big enough inconvenience to your native country they might take you.

When the government starts watching us, we're in trouble. They can already remotely turn on cellphones and use them as listening devices. Webcams can be used in the same way. If you have anything with an rfid chip in it, consider yourself tracked. And the list of things with those in em is growing everyday. Passports, smart cards, bus passes, our pets (that's the "microchip" that helps if your pet runs away.) To avoid identity theft or possible government tracking, anything that may have an rfid chip in it should be kept in a metal container of some sort. Many people claim lining your wallet with tin foil will work as well for cards with them.

And don't forget, every website you've ever visited? Chances are google has that information, plus every conversation you have on said websites. What's to stop them from turning that information in? Well, they've already said something along the lines of "If you're doing something you don't want other people knowing about, then maybe you shouldn't be doing it."

Cookies. They mainly do it so that they can target the ads displayed on your computer specifically for things you like. They know any websites you find through searching google, obviously. Then if you have a google toolbar, the toolbar can track every website you go to. For anyone else, sometimes when you search they'll install a cookie that tracks your websites. And they have all of this information stored with your IP. They keep it all for a minimum of 9 months.

Many movies touch on the technology the government has, and many people discount that since the government is "incompetent" that they don't have that technology. THIS IS A LIE!

Anyone who tells you not to worry about the tracing and the following, the watching of every step we take, is delusional. What do you think the NSA or FBI do all day? Track serial killers and search for aliens? They listen to your conversations and wait for keywords.

Back in 2000, I was having a long conversation with a trusted friend. We were hanging out, just talking about aliens and demons, the usual fun stuff. Then I said the word, "bomb" and a half second later I heard a click, then a pause in the conversation. I thought it sounded very odd, and asked him if he just heard anything. He said no, and I said the word again, then a third time. All three times, click, pause, normal. And people wonder if our government is listening in on us.