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The data that National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden's holds could, if released, lead to deaths, the agency's outgoing director says.
Gen. Keith Alexander said in an interview aired Tuesday on "Special Report with Bret Baier" that the possibility that more information coming from Snowden could cost people their lives represents his "greatest concern."
"Do you know what he has?" host Baier asked the general.
"We have a good assessment of what he has, yes," Alexander said.
"And is there a lot more damaging to come?"
"Yes, especially to our military operations and those who are serving overseas," Alexander replied.
Alexander said he was "hugely disappointed" when he learned that Snowden, who was entrusted with sensitive information, began leaking NSA data last summer.
"I think this will haunt him for the rest of his life," Alexander said. "Here's a young guy who made some huge mistakes."
When asked what he would do with Snowden were he granted 15 minutes alone with him, Alexander said he wouldn't attack the former analyst, but instead might reveal to him the damage he's caused the agency, "so he knows the damage -- the significant damage to our nation and to our allies."
Alexander also said the reforms pushed by President Obama, which would require the NSA to prove more direct links from terrorists before acquiring data from telephone companies, are sensible.
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Nine months after the world learned his name, Edward Snowden and his leaks made their biggest splash yet in the capital Tuesday.
NSA reform efforts as a result of his surveillance revelations moved closer to reality as reports surfaced of a coalescing White House plan to end the governments bulk collection of American phone records. Neither that proposal nor a competing effort from the House Intelligence Committee have moved forward legislatively, and it will take time to see what, if anything, sticks. But their existence alone indicates that a major shift to the most controversial program revealed by Snowden could eventually be a reality.
This is a turning point, and it marks the beginning of a new effort to reclaim our rights from the NSA and restore the publics seat at the table of government, Snowden himself said in a statement.
A White House proposal, which remains under wraps, and a House bill would put in place a new system whereby phone companies hold records instead of the NSA. Neither proposal is perfect, privacy backers said, but the lack of new rules that require phone companies to retain data for longer than they do now is critical. Such language would have been panned by the telecommunications industry and civil liberties groups alike.
Its definitely a touchdown for privacy advocates, said Kevin Bankston, policy director at the New America Foundations Open Technology Institute. But were still in the first quarter of the game.
The developments, while unfinished, follow a roller coaster ride of reform efforts over the past year. The revelations united liberal Democrats and conservative libertarians in opposition to what they saw as broad government overreach and a violation of privacy but the drip-drip of stories about NSA activity was unable to carry a symbolic vote in the House last July to curb NSA funding.
But privacy groups now feel closer to real action. President Barack Obama committed to ending bulk phone data collection during a January speech, and his own intelligence review group declared the need for reform in December. This weeks proposal in which Obama said he is confident is formally due Friday and will suggest how to practically implement the changes.
We never had any real information about how these programs were used until now, ACLU legislative counsel Michelle Richardson said. Reform efforts were stymied by a lack of information. The Snowden leaks really dislodged those efforts.
That doesnt mean the dual proposals come without questions. Bankston said one big problem is that the administration plan treats only the symptoms of the intelligence overreach exposed by Snowden because it leaves open the possibility for other kinds of bulk data collection by the government.
And the House bill, backed by Reps. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) and Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.), would allow intelligence agencies to get data without first getting the go-ahead from a court a separate concern raised by some, including the Center for Democracy & Technology.
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NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden speaks via videoconference at 'Why Didn't a Tech Journalist Break PRISM?' during the 2014 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival on March 10, 2014 in Austin, Texas.
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By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai2014-03-25 21:58:23 UTC
U.S. President Barack Obama's proposal to end the NSA's bulk collection of telephone records has gathered one noteworthy endorser: Edward Snowden.
The whistleblower who leaked top-secret documents exposing NSA surveillance programs released a statement on Tuesday, just after Obama announced plans to end the controversial program that enables the agency to collect Americans' phone records and retain them for five years. For Snowden, Obama's plans are a "turning point" that mark "the beginning of a new effort to reclaim our rights from the NSA, and restore the public's seat at the table of government."
"President Obama has now confirmed that these mass surveillance programs, kept secret from the public and defended out of reflex rather than reason, are in fact unnecessary and should be ended," Snowden wrote in a statement published through the American Civil Liberties Union, which represents and advises him.
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I believed that if the NSA's unconstitutional mass surveillance of Americans was known, it would not survive the scrutiny of the courts, the Congress, and the people.
The very first open and adversarial court to ever judge these programs has now declared them 'Orwellian' and 'likely unconstitutional.' In the USA FREEDOM Act, Congress is considering historic, albeit incomplete reforms. And President Obama has now confirmed that these mass surveillance programs, kept secret from the public and defended out of reflex rather than reason, are in fact unnecessary and should be ended.
This is a turning point, and it marks the beginning of a new effort to reclaim our rights from the NSA and restore the public's seat at the table of government.
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Diane Fienstien Expose Herself As Being Above The American People During NSA Spying Speech
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China has demanded a clear explanation from the US after reports that the National Security Agency (NSA) infiltrated the networks of Chinese telecoms firm, Huawei.
The NSA allegedly created back doors into the Huaweis networks, according to reports based on documents provided by whistleblower Edward Snowden.
US officials have long considered Huawei a security threat because of alleged back doors in its kit, but documents released to the New York Times and Der Spiegel show the NSA targeted Huawei.
According to the leaked documents, the NSA infiltrated servers in Huaweis headquarters to monitor communications of top executives at Huawei; and get information about the routers and digital switches that Huawei claims connect a third of the worlds population.
The NSA operation was aimed at finding links between Huawei and the Peoples Liberation Army; and exploiting Huaweis technology to conduct surveillance on customers, particularly in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kenya and Cuba.
Huawei said it would condemn the invasion of its networks if the reports in the New York Times and Der Spiegel were true.
The NSA has made no mention of the reports, but said it focused only on what it called valid foreign intelligence targets and denied stealing information to help US businesses, reports the BBC.
Chinese authorities have lodged a complaint with the US and demanded that Washington provide an explanation for the alleged espionage.
In 2011, a US House Intelligence Committee launched an investigation into the threat posed by Chinese-owned telecommunications companies in the US, and the governments response to that threat.
Huawei has struggled to make gains in the US market because of continual questions of links with the Chinese government.
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China demands explanation of NSA spying on Huawei
NSA spying is costing the U.S. tech industry tens of billions of dollars. And see this and this.
It also undermines trust in U.S. companies, fellow Americans and our government. Given that trust is the foundation for a prosperous economy, this is really bad for our economy.
But there might be another big cost to mass surveillance: loss of worker productivity.
Specifically, top computer and internet experts say that NSA spying breaks the functionality of our computers and of the Internet. It reduces functionality and reduces security by for example creating backdoors that malicious hackers can get through.
Remember, American and British spy agencies have intentionally weakened security for many decades. And its getting worse and worse. For example, they plan to use automated programs to infect millions of computers.
How much time and productivity have we lost in battling viruses let in because of the spies tinkering? How much have we lost because their computer programs conflict with our programs?
Indeed, Microsofts general counsellabels government snooping an advanced persistent threat, a term generally used to describe teams of hackers that coordinate cyberattacks for foreign governments. It is well-known among IT and security professionals that hacking decreases employee productivity. While theyre usually referring to hacking by private parties, the same is likely true for hacking by government agencies, as well.
And the spy agencies are already collecting millions of webcam images from our computers. THATS got to tie up our system resources so we cant get our work done as fast.
Moreover, the Snowden documents show that the American and British spy agencies launched attacks to disrupt the computer networks of hacktivists and others they dont like, and tracked supporters of groups such as Wikileaks.
Given that the spy agencies are spying on everyone, capturing millions of screenshots, intercepting laptop shipments, creating fake versions of popular websites to inject malware on peoples computers, launching offensive cyber-warfare operations against folks they dont like, and that they may view journalism, government criticism or even thinking for ones self as terrorism and tend to re-label dissidents as terrorists its not unreasonable to assume that all of us are being adversely effected to one degree or another by spy agency operations.
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Encryption TK: Securing the Future of Journalism and Human Rights
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Single database private information retrival fro fully Homomorphic Encryption
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Encrypting folders and files is a way to protect them from unwanted access. Encrypting File System (EFS) is a feature of Windows that allows you to store information on your hard disk in an encrypted format. Encryption is the strongest protection that Windows provides to help you keep your information secure.
Right-click the folder or file you want to encrypt, and then click Properties.
Click the General tab, and then click Advanced.
Select the Encrypt contents to secure data check box, and then click OK.
The first time you encrypt a folder or file, you should back up your encryption certificate. If your certificate and key are lost or damaged and you do not have a backup, you won't be able to use the files that you have encrypted.
Right-click the folder or file you want to decrypt, and then click Properties.
Click the General tab, and then click Advanced.
Clear the Encrypt contents to secure data check box, and then click OK.
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