Category Archives: NSA Spying

NSA Spying Hurts Cybersecurity for All of Us Say Privacy Advocates

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Some commentary from security advocates, including cryptography writer Bruce Schneier.

http://time.com/2966463/nsa-spying-surveillance-cybersecurity-privacy-advocates-schneier/

NSA Spying Hurts Cybersecurity for All of Us Say Privacy Advocates

The surveillance debate has focused on the legality of spying on Americans but some say the biggest danger is in the methods the NSA uses

Privacy advocates Monday slammed the National Security Agency for conducting surveillance in a way they say undermines cybersecurity for everyone and harms U.S. tech companies.

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NSA stores 80% of Americans’ phone conversations, claims NSA whistleblower Binney

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So is anyone really surprised that it isn't just metadata they are collecting?

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NSA stores 80% of Americans' phone conversations, claims NSA whistleblower Binney

http://www.networkworld.com/article/2453294/microsoft-subnet/nsa-stores-80-of-americans-phone-conversations-claims-nsa-whistleblower-binney.html

The NSA collects and stores most all Americans’ phone conversations, according to NSA whistleblower William Binney.

At Timetable 2014, a Center for Investigative Journalism conference, Binney said, “At least 80% of fiber optic cables globally go via the U.S. This is no accident and allows the U.S. to view all communication coming in. At least 80% of all audio calls, not just metadata, are recorded and stored in the U.S. The NSA lies about what it stores.”

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NSA Spying, World Cup, Hobby Lobby Bill, President’s Affair, Smallpox | TYT140 (July 9, 2014) – Video

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NSA Spying, World Cup, Hobby Lobby Bill, President #39;s Affair, Smallpox | TYT140 (July 9, 2014)
TYT140 - A Lot of News in a Little Time Top stories for July 9, 2014: - Meet the Muslim-American Leaders the FBI and NSA Have Been Spying On (full story here: http://goo.gl/vsVZEG) - Germany #39;s...

By: The Young Turks

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‘NSA spying in Germany creates anti-Americanism earthquake, people fed up’ – Video

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The top CIA officer in Germany has been ordered out of the country. Berlin has responded angrily after two German officials in a week were allegedly revealed to be American spies. Diani Barreto...

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The Latest Snowden Leaks Show That NSA Surveillance Gets Extremely Personal

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According to recent Snowden leaks, our person pictures and videos as well as school and medical records  are being collected in the NSA's spying program. But such non-targeted data, according to the NSA, is simply incidental. So now our most intimate details are incidental?

https://news.vice.com/article/the-latest-snowden-leaks-show-that-nsa-surveillance-gets-extremely-personal

The Latest Snowden Leaks Show That NSA Surveillance Gets Extremely Personal

We have known since Edward Snowden's first leaks came to light more than a year ago that NSA surveillance practices rely upon dragnet spying — the sort of programs that sweep in communications data of many thousands of ordinary phone and Internet users who have never been suspected of being terrorists. This is the backbone of the NSA story as it has played out so far: Surveillance is totalized, not targeted.

The newest revelations, published in a Washington Post investigation Sunday, flesh out what dragnet surveillance really means. And it's personal.

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Linux Lands on NSA Watch List

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Using Linux and Tor can land you on the NSA's watch list, but according to the EFF, that shouldn't necessarily be a deterrent.

http://www.eweek.com/security/linux-lands-on-nsa-watch-list.html

Linux Lands on NSA Watch List

Visiting a popular Linux Website could make an individual a target of government scrutiny.

New disclosures and investigations into the activities of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) have revealed fresh insights about the targets of cyber-surveillance activities. Among the new revelations are details about some of the target locations for the NSA XKeyscore system, which monitors and collects Internet data.

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