2018 Could Pose to be a Very Tricky Year for Even Law Abiding Crypto Users
It appears that the US Government is now on the band wagon to start funding tactical law enforcement the tools they need to begin investigating and clearing the streets of criminals using technology to hide their activities. The FBI just put in for a budget request proposal before the House Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies. Outlined by the acting Director of the FBI was a need for $8.77 billion in 2018 to carry out plans to fill 33,533 positions which include 12,484 special agents, 2,950 intelligence analysts, and 18,099 professional staff. $51.9 million will be used to construct new offices for this enormous workforce of law agencies.
All In The Name of Terrorism and Cyber Crime
Just like the outcry by the EU last week to upgrade their law enforcement to handle cyber crimes and terrorism, now the USA is on board to boost up funding to the FBI in hopes to wipe out terrorists from using the internet to recruit and stop cyber criminals from hiding their illegal activities through use of cryptocurrencies.
To quote acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe:
“Our adversaries – terrorists, foreign intelligence services, and criminals – take advantage of modern technology, including the Internet and social media, to facilitate illegal activities, recruit followers, encourage terrorist attacks and other illicit actions … The breadth of these threats and challenges are as complex as any time in our history. And the consequences of not responding to and countering threats and challenges have never been greater.”
FBI DIRECTOR ANDREW McCABE
McCabe feels there is a gap forming between technology and cyber criminals, caused by a chasm in not enough laws to let law enforcement get more behind the scenes of internet activities. This he would like to begin closing in on come 2018 and this budget will provide the key in doing so.
Its no secret that the stance by the FBI has been against Bitcoin and Altcoins since they first heard about it. They feel its a tool for wrong doing, that privacy of such magnitude is not warranted as a human right. And the last FBI Director James Comey preached constantly that "Virtual Currencies Obscure Investigations" and also stated "There is no such thing as absolute privacy in America. There is no place outside of judicial authority." Making strong statements on behalf of the Feds law enforcement beliefs in what we law abiding citizens use here on a daily basis.
AND NOW FOR MY RANT ON THIS CRAP...LOL
Personally I am growing quite tired of the tactics I am seeing with the powers that be to constantly feel they have all the rights in the world to invade my privacy, take what I hold of value, and create laws on top of laws to keep enslaving the average citizen. Every year that passes they seem to take more and more from everyone and I am very sure the usage of terrorism in this recent case will be just a ploy to take more rights so they can take more wealth out of everyones hands. Looks to me they are less targeting the actual terrorists, if so I think we would be nosing more again in their business in the desert, and more just trying to nose their business in our computers.
I get it, there is true terror out there, and idiots run on the darkweb doing awful things. But how many more attempts to belittle our natural rights as humans does it take to get the job done? Its appearing to me its less a war on terror and more a war on American citizens and citizens in the world making a little good income off something they did not issue or create.
Don't worry tax man, you will get your money from this guy as always till we get rid of that stupid robbery you put on people but I am not letting anyone take my hard earned income in full, that I won't stand for or my rights to my own privacy.
Swear I need to find an island somewhere, out of this lame ass country. Lost so much respect for this Government over the last decade, just keeps getting stupider
Rant over, enjoy your weekend my crypto warrior friends. VIVA LA FREEDOME lol
~sflaherty
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