Sunsets, Stars, West, Wind
US and UK spy agencies defeat privacy and security on the internet
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/05/nsa-gchq-encryption-codes-security
Couldn’t sleep so I thought I’d increase my insomnia by worrying about Big Brother authoring encryption standards and inserting weak links and back doors to nearly every purportedly secure communication stream.
Lavabit founder: ‘My own tax dollars are being used to spy on me’
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/22/lavabit-founder-us-surveillance-snowden
I need to track down the blog “Groklaw” because the name immediately popped out at me.
What If Internet Providers Encrypted Your Emails So The NSA Couldn’t Spy On You?
Another reason to return to Germany.
Lavabit’s closure marks the death of secure cloud computing in the US
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/10/lavabit-closure-cloud-computing-edward-snowden
This is becoming even more ridiculous and scary.
The Effort To Write Laws For Your Digital Life After Death
This is a reminder for me to setup my inactive account manager.
The DEA reportedly uses NSA surveillance data to prosecute Americans, and is covering it up
http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/5/4590452/dea-nsa-surveillance-cover-up
The line between foreign and domestic or even worse terrorist and citizen is fading away in our government. I feel more threatened and violated, if that’s even possible.
XKeyscore: NSA tool collects ‘nearly everything a user does on the internet’
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/31/nsa-top-secret-program-online-data
Just when I thought I’d been mined out …
10 Incredibly Simple Things You Should Be Doing To Protect Your Privacy
Good advice. One or two on this list I need to add to my normal routine.
Revealed: the top secret rules that allow NSA to use US data without a warrant
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/20/fisa-court-nsa-without-warrant
Unable to gather those statistics? BS!!!