NSA has direct access to tech giants' systems for user data, secret files reveal

NSA Tries Hand At Irony, Accuses WSJ Of Misleading Public.

-- Tom

 

NSA Analysts Intentionally Abused Spying Powers Multiple Times​

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-...ally-abused-spying-powers-multiple-times.html

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me thinks a lot of these so call analysts are leaving the gov for fear of being caught up in all this crap. not sure if they are going willingly or being forced to.

i am sure time will tell.. and were threats involved?

 

The Guardian partners with New York Times over Snowden GCHQ files:

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/aug/23/guardian-news-york-times-partnership

 

"Snowden suspected of covering electronic tracks, making it hard for NSA to know what he stole"

-http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/08/24/snowden-suspected-covering-electronic-tracks-making-it-hard-for-nsa-to-know/

Maybe that was part of his training?

That would truly be ironic.

 

NSA Officers Sometimes Spy on Love Interests​

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2013/...-love-interests/tab/comments/#comment-6146897


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NSA paid millions to cover Prism compliance costs for tech companies

• Top-secret files show first evidence of financial relationship
• Prism companies include Google and Yahoo, says NSA
• Costs were incurred after 2011 Fisa court ruling

The National Security Agency paid millions of dollars to cover the costs of major internet companies involved in the Prism surveillance program after a court ruled that some of the agency's activities were unconstitutional, according to top-secret material passed to the Guardian.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/23/nsa-prism-costs-tech-companies-paid

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How can those companies still continue to deny their involvement/cooperation with the NSA?

 

"We had to, there was no choice...buy our new phone that always listens please."

PD

 

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/08/25/uk-usa-security-nsa-idUKBRE97O08B20130825

http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausla...ereinte-nationen-in-new-york-ab-a-918421.html

 

I'd be shocked if they didn't bug the UN, plus all embassies, trade offices, subsidiaries of foreign corporations, etc. That's their job, after all. Every nation does that, to the best of its ability.

What's dangerous is nations spying on their own citizens.

 

Well I believe that for a US-foreign country is quite tough to spy US citizens. On the other hand, here in EU we are spied by our own country and....the NSA.

 

http://barryeisler.blogspot.nl/2013/08/david-miranda-and-preclusion-of-privacy.html

 

Regarding the NSA access to the UN internal video conferencing system and the 'Der Spiegel' NSA quote; "The data traffic gives us internal video teleconferences of the United Nations (yay!)", the attitude is similar to this recent The Joy of Tech episode link.
And regarding the reach, data is collected not just from foreign institutions (being par for the course indeed) but foreign citizens also. Such a mass-scale indiscriminate data-collection frenzy is not just a domestic issue imo.

 

How to Keep the NSA Out of Your Computer

How to Keep the NSA Out of Your Computer.

-- Tom

 

Scandinavian media defends press freedom

"... We may differ on where to draw the line and strike the right balance, but we should not differ in our determination to protect an open debate about these essential questions. Also, we should stand united to protect individuals engaging in such debates. "

 

Open Secret About Google’s Surveillance Case No Longer Secret

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/08/26/open-secret-about-googles-surveillance-case-no-longer-secret/

 

Google and the NSA

: Who’s holding the ~ Snipped as per TOS ~ now?

A lot more info @ the main link, about even MORE interesting things !

 

Re: Google and the NSA

Interesting. When I try to connect directly to thestringer.com.au I get redirected to brandicoot. With Tor I get the actual site. An interesting read.

 

NSA leaks: World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers condemns intimidation

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/aug/26/nsa-leaks-david-cameron-newspapers

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Codename 'Apalachee': How America Spies on Europe and the UN

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/secret-nsa-documents-show-how-the-us-spies-on-europe-and-the-un-a-918625.html

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Nice read from Bruce.

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/08/detaining_david.html

 

Spooks online !

It's Official

No mention of Domestic Spying though ? I wonder why

 

In ACLU lawsuit, scientist demolishes NSA’s “It’s just metadata” excuse.

-- Tom

 

http://www.dw.de/us-could-exploit-trade-deal-to-expand-spying/a-17013629