Today, my long distance boyfriend told me no more nude pictures or sexting, as he's afraid the government will steal it all. FML
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fishyrael 29
Hey guys, OP here. While I don't doubt that they are in fact kept on record somewhere, I DO doubt that they would use them for some sort of super weapon like he was implying. My boyfriend grew up in a bad home and has anxiety and paranoia like you wouldn't believe, so he probably heard something in his computer class and blew it way out of proportion. Again. This is just the latest strange thing he's doing. At one point he wanted us to invest in a bunker. I'm 20 and he's 19, so we're both of age, and we've been dating for 2 years, but we live in different timezones. He's a college student and I don't make very much so it's hard for us to pay to meet up, so sexting is usually all we've got. I prefer skype, since my phone is ancient and doesn't have any of these fancy new-fangled apps, but I was laptopless for the night, which is why I texted him asking and got that in response. I know for a 100% fact that he is not cheating on me. He wouldn't be able to pull it off. Like I said, anxiety and paranoia. He once apologized to me in panic over having a crush on a celebrity, thinking that was just as bad as cheating. In any case, when he isn't at school, he's on skype and steam with me. And for those saying to send them to you, shame on you.
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HexicDragon 9
They are.
onlychildFTW 34
Well from what I've heard is that in canada phone companies keep texts for 1 year on their servers. It's a reason I never sext over text messages. There's apps for that stuff now anyways.
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HexicDragon 9
They are.
raspution 21
I have a friend and if that was his job... lets just say they would be well used.
mbuck87 19
A 'friend'
SpamPam 18
He's actually not very far off base. Revenge **** site make a lot of money stealing private photos and vids illegally and then publishing your private info with it for the sole purpose of site users to harass the people in them. Although I think you should be allowed to do what you want without living in fear of scum like that
ForFudgeSake 6
It's all on a giant database called PRISM. Look it up.
BradTheBrony 19
#1: They are what? They are steal it all?
awkward_welcomes 8
I liked your comment because it was witty and your profile picture is of L
incoherentrmblr 22
Is in the armed forces?
ibanghellokitty 8
Way to say it :)
onlychildFTW 34
Well from what I've heard is that in canada phone companies keep texts for 1 year on their servers. It's a reason I never sext over text messages. There's apps for that stuff now anyways.
Mauskau 36
Yeah, like those apps don't save them on their servers either. The snapchat servers were hacked a while ago and a lot of the pictures were stolen, even the ones people thought were gone forever.
Epikouros 32
Just put the pictures on 4chan. They don't archive threads, so it's safe.
kylieh72 25
Or they say they don't archive threads so you think you're safe.
englacobain 14
I feel really sorry for you if you weren't aware of the fact that apps see and save your pics and texts.
zsshamalama 11
you think the government doesn't record all those posts?
MichellinMan 20
And use it themselves of course.
pipipiyo 12
What would they even use it for? I wonder...
zandalee 20
Feeding the chickens
RedPillSucks 33
spanking the monkey
badluckalex 23
wanking the llamas
LowExpectations 30
Hmm, lets consult Professor Hans Jerkoff about this.
dannnngthatsux 19
Jerkin the Gherkin!
AnOriginalName 19
Your boyfriend's a prick. I gotta hand it to you, he doesn't seem to be thinking with his head in this situation.
MichellinMan 20
The amount of puns in one comment...
AnOriginalName 19
I should have done better with those puns. I guess I'm not at my best at 2:30 AM though, when I posted that.
Godsofdracos 15
It's like a fight between a racer and his tires...
Lrigglez 7
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
You should explain to him that the odds of that are zero to none. First off its invasion of privacy. And why would they want peoples nude pics anyways. Hopefully he realizes that and you can go back to the fun of phones. :D
AnOriginalName 19
I don't know, why would you want someone's nudes? Hmmmm....
raspution 21
u do realise obama passed a law so the government can and does save all your texts in case they need to "review" them later don't u?
Miss_Whipped 43
And they watch all sorts of video chatting too, so no help there. In all honesty, as long as you're 18+ while you're engaging in whatever sexual self-image exchange it is you like to do over the internet or via text, you have nothing to worry about. Other than the risk of potential exploitation, but that's a risk you take with any racy picture.
RedPillSucks 33
@17 You do realize that the Patriot Act has been around before Obama, and even in administrations before that, the NSA was trolling communications data. Lets try not to get political about something that isn't.
Miss_Whipped 43
The Patriot Act came into effect shortly after 9/11, if I'm not mistaken.
TheAbstract 15
The point isn't really that It's illegal, 34. It's that It's a total invasion of privacy. People can just look at pictures you send or read your texts.. That is some spooky shit right there.
gracehi 33
The PATRIOT Act (all caps because it's actually an acronym) was enacted by George W Bush. However, no one realized how far reaching it was until after Barack Obama came into office, and he's done virtually nothing to address the concerns raised by both politicians and ordinary folks on both sides of the political isle.
Bcfrmkc816 17
It is political and Obama was the one that said to get all communications recorded not the ones before him
tewratchet 1
Use snapchat?
Mauskau 36
Their servers have been hacked and photos leaked in the past, there isn't really a safe alternative.
invadermaythe1st 35
Snapchat themselves have admitted they see everyones pictures, meaning someone keeps them somewhere.
ladyLALAA 29
I say don't take photos of it if you wouldn't want your parents seeing it. I had an incident involving photos and I can't stress it enough to think before you send them!
kenoswild 14
oh your boyfriend is right. welcome to 1984.... big brother is watching.
Enslaved 38
PANAMA
Demoniq 25
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
Hopefully your boyfriend is simply an aspiring conspiracy theorist and this is not an indication of his (lack of) desire to see you in that way OP.
listner1 9
Edward Snowden proved that it's no conspiracy
Tthug 34
I think you mean it's not a theory anymore. It's definitely a conspiracy.
listner1 9
You are right. That's what I meant!
Demoniq 25
Yeah... my statement had nothing to do with any government-related situation but rather myself hoping OP's boyfriend wasn't trying to avoid pictures from her for other reasons - a point which was clearly missed.
ipman737 18
Well he isn't crazy