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General Category => Off the Record => Topic started by: Viking on June 12, 2009, 09:45:38 AM

Title: Norwegian Army Spying on Internet
Post by: Viking on June 12, 2009, 09:45:38 AM
This is one of the bizarre things that happen...

This whole thing starts up when the Justice Department received a report from Army Signal Intelligence that one of their employees was surfing for porn on a Justice Department computer. Now usually this just results in a reprimand, or in these crisis times a firing. Now somebody had the good (or bad) sense to ask how Army SigInt actually knew this. The Norwegian Army being nice and naive replied, we monitor all Administration Internet Traffic. Fair enough, that would explain how they found out. Not really an invasion of privacy, government computers being monitored they government, fair enough.

However, somebody realized that this means that the Army was monitoring traffic to and from the Prime Minister's office, and the office of ALL other ministries. Yes, Army spying on the Prime Minister.
Title: Re: Norwegian Army Spying on Internet
Post by: Syt on June 12, 2009, 09:49:23 AM
Sure, but this being Norway I don't see a problem. What important secrets do they have? The PM's granny's lutefisk recipe?
Title: Re: Norwegian Army Spying on Internet
Post by: Strix on June 12, 2009, 09:52:55 AM
I am sure the NSA is probably into everyone's internet business over here.
Title: Re: Norwegian Army Spying on Internet
Post by: Ed Anger on June 12, 2009, 09:53:46 AM
Quote from: Strix on June 12, 2009, 09:52:55 AM
I am sure the NSA is probably into everyone's internet business over here.

We need the status of the Oslo shore batteries.
Title: Re: Norwegian Army Spying on Internet
Post by: Viking on June 12, 2009, 10:44:54 AM
Quote from: Syt on June 12, 2009, 09:49:23 AM
Sure, but this being Norway I don't see a problem. What important secrets do they have? The PM's granny's lutefisk recipe?

I'm posting this mainly to raise the issue if your spies are watching your politicians.
Title: Re: Norwegian Army Spying on Internet
Post by: The Brain on June 12, 2009, 11:12:19 AM
Traditionally the Swedish armed forces have been illegally spying on behalf of the Socialist Party. I don't know whose dirty work they are doing atm.
Title: Re: Norwegian Army Spying on Internet
Post by: saskganesh on June 12, 2009, 12:28:06 PM
RCMP used to do so all the time, so I imagine that CSIS is now. no clue whether "military intelligence" is though
Title: Re: Norwegian Army Spying on Internet
Post by: Strix on June 12, 2009, 04:13:06 PM
Quote from: Viking on June 12, 2009, 10:44:54 AM
Quote from: Syt on June 12, 2009, 09:49:23 AM
Sure, but this being Norway I don't see a problem. What important secrets do they have? The PM's granny's lutefisk recipe?

I'm posting this mainly to raise the issue if your spies are watching your politicians.

Why shouldn't they? Politicians are likely sources when it comes to "secret" information being leaked.
Title: Re: Norwegian Army Spying on Internet
Post by: Habsburg on June 12, 2009, 04:24:42 PM
 :mad:

They better not be spying on Krun Prinz Haakon!!

:mmm:
Title: Re: Norwegian Army Spying on Internet
Post by: Viking on June 12, 2009, 04:30:22 PM
Quote from: Habsburg on June 12, 2009, 04:24:42 PM
:mad:

They better not be spying on Krun Prinz Haakon!!

:mmm:

They swore on every thing holy that they didn't spy on the royal family....
Plus the PMs office claims their security prevents the Army from spying on them....
Title: Re: Norwegian Army Spying on Internet
Post by: Habsburg on June 12, 2009, 04:32:24 PM
Quote from: Viking on June 12, 2009, 04:30:22 PM
Quote from: Habsburg on June 12, 2009, 04:24:42 PM
:mad:

They better not be spying on Krun Prinz Haakon!!

:mmm:

They swore on every thing holy that they didn't spy on the royal family....
Plus the PMs office claims their security prevents the Army from spying on them....

Thank god somethings are still sacred!  :uffda: