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106. Skype joined NSA PRISM just weeks after MS bought them. n/t

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Wow! I work in the Network Security business and this piece blows me away. [View all] trumad Dec 2013 OP

Corrupt beyond measure. woo me with science Dec 2013 #1

+1 cantbeserious Dec 2013 #9

For some reason, I am unable to rec this post. woo me with science Dec 2013 #2

NSA? trumad Dec 2013 #3

Heh heh. woo me with science Dec 2013 #6

It isn't outside the realm of possibilities. Enthusiast Dec 2013 #20

With this level of corruption and criminality, woo me with science Dec 2013 #32

well, clearly the NSA is unhappy about it... ProdigalJunkMail Dec 2013 #4

Clearing cache and cookies did the trick. woo me with science Dec 2013 #7

i cleared cookies this morning, too ProdigalJunkMail Dec 2013 #10

I like your cookies better than my cookies. woo me with science Dec 2013 #17

Same here. 840high Dec 2013 #91

That really is messed up. surrealAmerican Dec 2013 #5

With This Revelation In Mind - Consider That The Whole Edifice Of Government Is Corrupted cantbeserious Dec 2013 #8

We have a lot of work ahead of us to clean up this mess - it may take a lifetime. reformist2 Dec 2013 #18

The bush crime family set a whole new standard of corruption in America. We may loudsue Dec 2013 #37

It is Obama's surveillance state now. nt woo me with science Dec 2013 #40

I agree with everything you say except it seems you want to blame Republicans. rhett o rick Dec 2013 #50

Funny But I somehow don't remember George W truedelphi Dec 2013 #71

We sure dodged a bullet when we didn't get single payer! (nt) Recursion Dec 2013 #108

Right You Are Since What We Have Is Insurance Reform - So Much For Hope And Change cantbeserious Dec 2013 #113

One of the reasons I keep no sensitive data on a computer that connects to the outside world. hobbit709 Dec 2013 #11

Or a phone or on any computer in the world that may have information about us jtuck004 Dec 2013 #14

Anything I truly don't want anyone to know about is kept in the safest location of all hobbit709 Dec 2013 #15

Ha. That's kinda what I was thinking. One hopes. n/t jtuck004 Dec 2013 #19

That makes no difference. All your sensitive data is on computers, and they are all spied on. Romulox Dec 2013 #22

That's not the stuff I worry about. hobbit709 Dec 2013 #23

You likely have an idiosyncratic definition of "sensitive data" then. Romulox Dec 2013 #25

Those are matters of public knowledge. hobbit709 Dec 2013 #28

You are spouting absolute gibberish, of course. SS#, Bank accounts "public knowledge"? Romulox Dec 2013 #29

those items are available if you know where and how to look. hobbit709 Dec 2013 #30

Right. That place is the bank's encrypted database. With an NSA backdoor key. Romulox Dec 2013 #31

But you're not bothered if it stays? woo me with science Dec 2013 #34

If I would be perfectly happy if it's gone, the opposite holds if it stays. hobbit709 Dec 2013 #35

Why? woo me with science Dec 2013 #41

I am more worried about a extreme power shift politically to the right .. and what they're YOHABLO Dec 2013 #89

I buy stuff and earned money in public places. I don't just drive in my back yard. JDPriestly Dec 2013 #79

Phone calls cross the public spectrum. So why care if the gov't listens? Where's the distinction? Romulox Dec 2013 #116

They don't physically follow you to your lawyer's office. It would be too obvious. JDPriestly Dec 2013 #120

If someone physically followed me to my lawyer's office, I would go to court and get a restraining JDPriestly Dec 2013 #122

Now they will be intrigued to know Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2013 #38

As best as I can make out, RSA said no to Clinton, yes to Bush in 2006, ucrdem Dec 2013 #12

You should. Maedhros Dec 2013 #68

and in other news, Inspector Renault is shocked to find gambling going at Rick's place. nt ucrdem Dec 2013 #69

Again - why is is so important to you to discourage people from paying attention Maedhros Dec 2013 #70

It's not old news to the poster. It's just rationalization in his/her part. Hissyspit Dec 2013 #74

Its a fun game they have going quakerboy Dec 2013 #99

Who's should-ing whom? ucrdem Dec 2013 #80

You dismiss the importance of the OP Maedhros Dec 2013 #81

I read the link and clarified the timeline. You're welcome. nt ucrdem Dec 2013 #82

As I said, the timeline is not important. Maedhros Dec 2013 #83

Well, that was honest. nt ucrdem Dec 2013 #84

Doesn't surprise me at all. bemildred Dec 2013 #13

K&R - This is chilling. n/t myrna minx Dec 2013 #16

More criminal activity from a government agency that nothing will be done about. sabrina 1 Dec 2013 #21

this is disgusting! shireen Dec 2013 #24

k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Dec 2013 #26

And to think there is far more yet to be revealed, it's beyond corrupt. nt mother earth Dec 2013 #27

Thank you Reuters!! johnnyreb Dec 2013 #33

+1 The few remaining investigative journalists deserve high praise woo me with science Dec 2013 #36

Large tail wagging dog Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2013 #39

Free software is the answer. DireStrike Dec 2013 #42

And safe for child pornographers and human traffickers. Think it through. randome Dec 2013 #46

Ok, let's ban anything that a criminal can use. Think it through. DireStrike Dec 2013 #48

You appear to choose security over liberty. nm rhett o rick Dec 2013 #51

Only when there is no alternative. randome Dec 2013 #54

There is always a choice. If The Powers To Be gave you the choice of eliminating child pornography rhett o rick Dec 2013 #56

Yes they have trumad Dec 2013 #62

it's for your own good.... mike_c Dec 2013 #64

So is food. eggplant Dec 2013 #52

I don't understand your point. randome Dec 2013 #55

I don't know where to begin. eggplant Dec 2013 #66

Not really. joshcryer Dec 2013 #97

"Not really." cprise Dec 2013 #107

The poster was saying you couldn't get caught. joshcryer Dec 2013 #112

My bad. I thought you replied to #42. n/t cprise Dec 2013 #115

No worries. joshcryer Dec 2013 #117

Anonymity tools are still necessary cprise Dec 2013 #118

Absolutely! joshcryer Dec 2013 #119

Check out Qubes OS cprise Dec 2013 #110

"The NSA declined to comment." progressoid Dec 2013 #43

Right, Lara Logan is probably on it. :-D closeupready Dec 2013 #75

My rec worked - TBF Dec 2013 #44

As I pointed out in one of the other threads on this... randome Dec 2013 #45

Great post!! Major Hogwash Dec 2013 #67

Like the Composite Superman? randome Dec 2013 #93

You were asked above (and declined to answer, interestingly) if closeupready Dec 2013 #77

I don't see that it's a pertinent question. randome Dec 2013 #92

Skype joined NSA PRISM just weeks after MS bought them. n/t cprise Dec 2013 #106

Son of a bitch! hootinholler Dec 2013 #47

What a bunch of scumbags! NealK Dec 2013 #49

This is, indeed, a BIG fucking deal. nt Poll_Blind Dec 2013 #53

You say you work in "the Network Security business", but this "blows you away"? Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #57

It blows me away because... trumad Dec 2013 #61

No, it's just a "soap opera!" Hissyspit Dec 2013 #76

NIST recently disowned Dual EC DRBG. joshcryer Dec 2013 #98

I happen to have some knowledge in this area also AAO Dec 2013 #104

Rec'd, no surprise Corruption Inc Dec 2013 #58

K & R !!! WillyT Dec 2013 #59

This is a must read. jsr Dec 2013 #60

K&R DeSwiss Dec 2013 #63

Nothing new here. sulphurdunn Dec 2013 #65

So, let me get this straight..... Th1onein Dec 2013 #72

Don't be so hard on the NSA, Yavapai Dec 2013 #73

K&R Solly Mack Dec 2013 #78

Steven Levy strongly hinted that the NSA had already done in public key crypto back in 2001. Warren Stupidity Dec 2013 #85

Where are those who will say they don't care because it's a Dem administration? OnyxCollie Dec 2013 #86

Oh a couple of the usual have shown up. riderinthestorm Dec 2013 #88

Loyalty to the party is more important than loyalty neverforget Dec 2013 #95

Pretty clear this is assbackwards, NSA needs to be under high surveillance. The threats RKP5637 Dec 2013 #87

If you are a real programmer you would never trust a package "random" number generator jimlup Dec 2013 #90

I still have a hardware RNG PCMCIA card Recursion Dec 2013 #111

K&R me b zola Dec 2013 #94

Fortunately the open crypto community didn't adopt it. joshcryer Dec 2013 #96

I don't believe that there is any encryption publically available that the gov't can't crack. Renew Deal Dec 2013 #100

There is an audit going on for True Crypt, an open source encryption program. Kablooie Dec 2013 #102

I trust both serpent and twofish Recursion Dec 2013 #109

Exactly, the more that comes to light, the more we have to thank Snowden for Warpy Dec 2013 #101

+ 1,000,000,000... What You Said !!! - K & R !!! WillyT Dec 2013 #105

Danny Casolaro reported on this in 1990 Midnight Writer Dec 2013 #103

I think people are just confused about who/what constitute "the government" Doctor_J Dec 2013 #114

kick woo me with science Dec 2013 #121