Tag: nsa

Article: The 10 Algorithms That Dominate Our World

The 10 Algorithms That Dominate Our World

http://io9.com/the-10-algorithms-that-dominate-our-world-1580110464

Two of these qualify as scary (if not down right terrifying) … NSA (substitute Big Brother if you prefer) and CRUSH (say Minority Report).

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Article: Verizon fought the NSA’s metadata collection program but lost anyway

Verizon fought the NSA’s metadata collection program but lost anyway

http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/25/verizon-loses-constitutional-fight-over-metadata/

I’ve been quiet on the NSA snooping front lately.  This short article reminded me that Big Brother continues to watch us.

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Article: Report: NSA Knew About Heartbleed Bug for 2 Years and Said Nothing

Report: NSA Knew About Heartbleed Bug for 2 Years and Said Nothing

http://mashable.com/2014/04/11/nsa-heartbleed-report/

Not sure what to think about this one. On one hand I’m not surprised.  On the other …

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Article: US law firm was ‘caught in NSA surveillance net’ in Indonesia – report

US law firm was ‘caught in NSA surveillance net’ in Indonesia – report

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/15/us-law-firm-nsa-surveillance-indonesia-australia

It was only a matter of time before the attorney-client privilege was trampled by the NSA, but this also violates conflict of interest since the government was also an adverse party.