Quote Originally Posted by NKrader View Post
Why would I if anyone anywhere was looking at what I'm dong? If they really want to see me looking at :banana::banana::banana::banana: and checking my Facebook be my guest.

Not like I'm working on top secret government work or anything
Most systems are not compromised to attack the owner, they are compromised for use in further large scale operations such as DDOS attacks or spam forwarding ... that includes governments. Making YOUR machine be the one that is probing a Chinese Government server gives the real culprits plausible deniability but opens you up to reprisals.
As for government surveillance, never forget that information can be misinterpreted to suit their ends at will. Accidentally passed by a kiddie :banana::banana::banana::banana: site but left immediately? They hit you for having those images stored on your system, for example. Just because you haven't done anything wrong doesn't mean the evidence can't be made to look like you have.