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more about #nsa sharkync: Everyone is now a terrorist until proven otherwise in a court of law. Oh that's right - terrorists are denied due process. Stay safe - well enslaved... more » RT100: in other news sales of tinfoil (the hat variety) have never been higher. guess what people. they already watch every single thing we do on the inter... more » 2 replies by: Paranoia like this makes no sense. Why would they even bother, if they could just use the patriot act? Besides, if you want access to REAL data you go... more » fuchikoma: Anyone remember _NSAKEY and all the trouble it caused? Actually, it didn't cause any trouble because it wasn't a backdoor - the NSA was just the techn... more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Who is Microsoft think they're fooling? The NSA has tapped more backdoors than a male pornstar... more » DigitalPasture: *sigh* With so many people using "cloud" computing these days, is this really even a concern anymore? Trust me if they were really watching us, most ... more » COCOViper: "could Microsoft have simply lied to us in the interest of national security??" They could have (and most likely did) but if anyone ever finds said b... more » jepzilla: The NSA isn't just responsible for cracking enemy codes, it also has the less glamorous job of protecting the US's own information systems. You could ... more » RedEyeNinja: *knock knock* Who is it? *Open up, it's the Geek Squad* Hold on, I'm flushing my hard drives down the toilet. more » Andrew McDonald: Which is why when I encrypt my system it won't be with BitLocker. I will use TrueCrypt instead. more » REO Speedwagon: There's been a backdoor hole in Windows since 1995. Bill Gates himself put it there. The NSA ain't got nothing on Bill Gates. He knows about your p... more » OCEntertainment: But isn't that *just* what a multibillion dollar corporation working with a secret government agency to spy on all your Gizmodo-reading, Facebook-ing,... more » BobotheTeddy: But if the NSA wants my porn, they could just call me. I´m not so selfish, i share! more » Norbs: "Of course, but if you freak out over this potential lack of digital autonomy, you're clearly a terrorist." Well I would not be surprised, with the p... more » Coolmodo: "improved security" should be taken with a few tons of salt. The NSA is an intelligence gathering organisation and anyone reading this should not be ... more » Sean Reilly: The US govt and the chinese are allowed view to the windows source code to make sure there is no backdoors intentionally installed because the OS is s... more » RedmondGalokie: Wasn't the NSA involved in the making or standards for SELinux (security enhanced) more » lostarchitect: Backdoor? No, that's a... Um... Ok, yeah, that's a backdoor. You keep your mouth shut, Ballmer. more » OCEntertainment: Well, time for me to set a Google alert for 'NSA Microsoft Glenn Beck'. I'm sure that video will be hilarious when it inevitably gets made. more » TyphoidKitten: Windows security is so bad that the NSA had to step in? Jeez. [Not an !applefanboy] more » -
#nsa
Microsoft Denies Programming NSA-Accessible Backdoors Into Windows 7
Hey now! Just because the NSA helped Microsoft hone the security of Windows 7 doesn't mean Microsoft designed special backdoors for the organization to spy on us...right? More » -
#windows
The NSA Helped Microsoft Improve Windows 7 Security
While some of us are likely to associate the National Security Agency with daydreams of espionage, the organization is also highly involved in improving security standards in software. They've even consulted with Microsoft during the development of Windows 7. More » -
#nsa
The NSA to Store a YOTTABYTE of Your Phone Calls, Emails and Other Big Brothery Stuff
In Utah, the National Security Agency is building a $2 billion storage facility that will house and analyze all forms of electronic communication...a potential yottabyte of everyone's (formerly) personal data. So how big is a yottabyte? CrunchGear puts it well: More » -
#rumorsmash
President Obama Isn't Really Trying to Take Over the Internet
It was pretty much the perfect story: The Senate introduced a bill that would let the President take over the entire internet during a crisis. Our online Weimar Republic is crumbling beneath the digital Führer! Minor catch: It wasn't true. More » -
#privacy
IBM SNAzzy Knows Your Circle of Friends Better Than You Do
That heavy breathing you hear on the phone sometimes? It's IBM. More » -
#obama
Obama's Jack-Bauer-Certified BlackBerry Almost Finished by NSA
I thought Obama had already gotten his top-secret BlackBerry—I mean he's dropped one—but the Washington Times says that the NSA is almost done developing his bulletproof BlackBerry 8830 (what, no Bold?). More » -
#thegovernment
Video of the Only National Security Agency-Approved Smartphone, the $3,350 Sectera Edge
We showed you this NSA-approved Windows Mobile secure beast-phone already, but this video shows more information about the Sectera Edge. It features one-touch high-level security and— wait for it— customizable ringtones! More » -
#spying
House Denies Warrantless Wiretapping Immunity For Telcos
In a textbook display of checks and balances, the House of Representatives defied President Bush and the Senate yesterday by passing their version of a surveillance bill without legal immunity for telcos. The bill passed by only 16 votes, far from the 2/3 majority needed to override Bush's inevitable veto. It looks like this legislative battle could continue until the next president takes office in 2009. As we have seen, an Obama administration would deny immunity, McCain would grant immunity, and Clinton? Who knows. [dslreports] -
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#att
NSA Gets the Best AT&T Coverage Around
Yes, this is real, and spectacular. The Billboard Liberation Front has launched an "improvement" campaign on AT&T billboards in the SF area "to promote and celebrate the innovative collaboration of these two global communications giants" with their massive warrantless domestic spying program (explained by a cute bear). We're waiting for some "Yes, the NSA can hear you now" Verizon billboards to match. Update: Video of them putting it up after the jump. More » -
#smartphones
Smartphones Secure Enough For the NSA
Because BlackBerries and Sidekicks aren't quite secure enough for the NSA—the government agency that knows you called the Nintendo tip hotline way too many times in the late '80s—they're ordering up a bunch of General Dynamics Sectera Edge smartphones. More »
