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Evidence that the NSA Is Storing Voice Content, Not Just Metadata

schneier.com

by Bruce Schneier

July 16, 2013

Interesting speculation that the NSA is storing everyone's phone calls, and not just metadata. Definitely worth reading.

I expressed skepticism about this just a month ago. My assumption had always been that everyone's compressed voice calls is just too much data to move around and store. Now, I don't know. There's a bit of a conspiracy-theory air to all of this speculation, but underestimating what the NSA will do is a mistake. General Alexander has told members of Congress that they can record the contents of phone calls. And they have the technical capability...

Internet Fascism and the Surveillance State

mises.org

by Ben O'neill

July 15, 2013

What is the purpose of telecommunication and internet surveillance?

The NSA presents its surveillance operations as being directed toward security issues, claiming that the programs are needed to counter terrorist attacks. Bald assertions of plots foiled are intended to bolster this claim.[1] However, secret NSA documents reveal that their surveillance is used to gather intelligence to achieve political goals for the US government. Agency documents show extensive surveillance of communications from allied governments, including the targeting of embassies and missions.[2] Reports from an NSA whistleblower also allege that the agency has targeted and intercepted communications from a range of high-level political and judicial officials, anti-war groups, US banking firms and other major companies and non-government organizations.[3] This suggests that the goal of surveillance is the further political empowerment of the NSA and the US government.

'Heroic effort at great personal cost': Edward Snowden nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

rt.com

July 15, 2013

A Swedish sociology professor has nominated Edward Snowden for the Nobel Peace Prize.

He says the NSA whistleblower could help "save the prize from the disrepute incurred by the hasty and ill-conceived decision" to give the 2009 award to Barack Obama. In his letter addressed to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Stefan Svallfors praised Snowden for his "heroic effort at great personal cost." He stated that by revealing the existence and the scale of the US surveillance programs, Snowden showed "individuals can stand up for fundamental rights and freedoms."

Nine traits of the veteran network admin

infoworld.com

by Paul Venezia

July 15, 2013

Born or made, network admins share certain defining characteristics. Here are but nine.

A few years ago, I wrote a somewhat tongue-in-cheek piece detailing nine traits of the veteran Unix admin. It enjoyed quite a reception and sparked all kinds of debate across the Internet, with people discussing each trait point by point and sparking skirmishes between rival factions. Since then, I've thought about giving network admins the same treatment, but never got around to it. It seems that this is the week. Here are a few of the many traits of the veteran network admin.

"LAPD visited Michael Hastings' house prior to his death, were seen looking under his car" - Starting to make sense now people?

xrepublic.tv

July 14, 2013

Abby Martin takes a closer look at the death of award winning journalist Michael Hastings, featuring interviews with Michael's close friend, Joe Biggs, who suspects his death was not an accident, and Kimberly Dvorak, an investigative journalist who has been conducting an investigation into the anomalies despite stonewalling from the LAPD.

Obama considers ending NSA surveillance programs, Democratic senator says

rt.com

July 12, 2013

In the wake of NSA leaker Edward Snowden's recent revelations, the Obama administration may be willing to backtrack on some of its more notorious surveillance policies, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) told reporters.

The long-time member of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Thursday that privacy and civil liberties advocates could be on the verge of "making a comeback" due to the blowback caused by recent leaked national security documents. Speaking to the New York Times this week on the effect leaked documents attributed to former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden have had on the United States, Sen. Wyden said he imagines the White House is willing to reconsider the current surveillance policies in place that have sparked widespread protest and criticism in recent weeks.

How the U.S. forces Net firms to cooperate on surveillance

news.cnet.com

by Declan McCullagh

July 12, 2013

Officially, Uncle Sam says it doesn't interfere. But behind the scenes, the feds have been trying to browbeat Internet firms into helping with surveillance demands.

By wielding a potent legal threat, the U.S. government is often able to force Internet companies to aid its surveillance demands. The threat? Comply or we'll implant our own eavesdropping devices on your network. Under federal law, the National Security Agency can serve real-time "electronic surveillance" orders on Internet companies for investigations related to terrorism or national security. These orders, authorized by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, are used to feed data into the NSA's PRISM software program that was revealed last month by former intelligence analyst Edward Snowden. PRISM documents indicate that the NSA can receive "real-time notifications" of user log-ins.

Is the Stuxnet Leaker A Snowden or a Spy?

benswann.com

July 12, 2013

CBS News is reporting that a retired U.S. Marine, Gen. James Cartwright, is being investigated for leaking information regarding the 2010 cyberattack on Iran's nuclear facilities involving the Stuxnet computer virus.

Wired describes Stuxnet as the "world's first real cyberweapon." But as the Obama administrations continues its war on whistleblowers, it's time to call into question why informing citizens of what their government is doing is considered a crime. The Stuxnet virus was created and deployed, most believe by the U.S. and Israel, with the intention of disrupting 1,000 Iranian nuclear centrifuges.

McAfee anti-virus company caught in malicious defamation of innocent websites; will McAfee also promote racism against Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks and Nelson Mandela?

naturalnews.com

by Mike Adams

July 12, 2013

The McAfee anti-virus and security company is currently engaged in a malicious, slanderous defamation campaign against Natural News.

Although the Natural News website contains no malicious code whatsoever (and has passed numerous security scans with a clean bill of health), it is being flagged by McAfee as a "malicious" website that "poses especially hazardous risks to a user's computer security." The McAfee Site Advisor website claims, about NaturalNews.com, "We tested it and found security risks. Beware." These claims by McAfee are utterly false and highly defamatory.

Plug, Possible Anti-PRISM Storage Device, Nearly Triples Kickstarter Fundraising Goal In Just 2 Days

huffingtonpost.com

by The Huffington Post

July 12, 2013

Support for a data-storage device that could potentially combat the government's data-collection surveillance program known as PRISM has skyrocketed online. In just two days, the developers have received more than $200,000 in donations via Kickstarter.

Plug is a small USB adapter that can store and transfer all content without the need for the Cloud or third-party services. The device, which has been in development for two years, was created by the brains at Cloud Guys Corporation. With Plug, all storage is private, and files are not uploaded to the Cloud, the group explains. No external company is involved, and nothing is sent to a server. Communication between devices is encrypted for added security, and website developers can use Plug for storage.

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