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The UK taps over 200 fiber optic trans-oceanic cables, shares data with the NSA
This is sort of an open secret that wasn't widely known. The United States developed techniques for tapping Soviet military cables, the Soviets were so confident in the physical security of their cables that they didn't bother encrypting most of the traffic passing over them. A submarine and special techniques were used to drop a 20' long piece ( Read more... ) -
PRISM, as viewed by The Economist
A very cogent take from conservatives in another country as to the PRISM et al surveillance state that was slid in to our country with little knowledge of the citizenry.
I especially liked the first comment: "...ONLY credible suspicion should drive surveillance." surveillance, prism, privacy, securityBooz Allen Hamilton should be investigated in addition to PRISM
Edward Snowden did a heck of a job breaking the law, and he will be investigated to the Nth degree. But his employer, Booz Allen? Wow. They have a bad habit of repeatedly screwing the Feds over billing and also over leaking data.
Will this happen? Yah, and monkeys might fly out of my butt. prismWhy "I have nothing to hide" is the wrong way to think about a surveillance state
Excellent article from the former director of application security at Twitter ( Read more... )Using metadata to identify Paul Revere
Metadata is what is being collected by PRISM, the NSA, et al. It shows who you called and how long you talked to them, and maybe your and their location, I don't know if they've revealed what the specifics of what metadata are being collected. As far as we know they are not collecting actual call contents, and considering what a flood of ( Read more... )Bruce Schneier, as usual, says things very well
http://bruce-schneier.livejournal.com/1211785.html
Edward Snowden broke the law by releasing classified information. This isn't under debate; it's something everyone with a security clearance knows. It's written in plain English on the documents you have to sign when you get a ( Read more... )Through a PRISM darkly
"He's a traitor ( Read more... )