1. N.S.A. ABLE TO FOIL BASIC SAFEGUARDS OF PRIVACY ON WEB.
- Author
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Perlroth, Nicole, Larson, Jeff, Shane, Scott, and Markoff, John
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DATA encryption , *INTERNET privacy , *INTELLIGENCE service , *COMPUTER security software , *ELECTRONIC surveillance , *GOVERNMENT policy - Abstract
The article reports on documents from the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) that allegedly refer to the NSA's policies regarding Internet privacy and encryption, including the use of supercomputers, court orders, and lobbying to influence computer security policies. Whistleblowing from former NSA contractor Edward J. Snowden is mentioned, as well as British intelligence agencies' and corporations' cooperation with the NSA, digital surveillance, and security software programming.
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- 2013