The following letter was published in the New York Times on January 3: “Edward Snowden, Whistle-Blower” (editorial, Jan. 2) repeats the allegation that James R. Clapper Jr., the director of national intelligence, “lied” to Congress about the collection of bulk telephony metadata. As a witness to the relevant events and a participant in them, I…
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NSA seeks to build quantum computer that could crack most types of encryption
Steven Rich and Barton Gellman report: In room-size metal boxes secure against electromagnetic leaks, the National Security Agency is racing to build a computer that could break nearly every kind of encryption used to protect banking, medical, business and government records around the world. According to documents provided by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, the…
Documents Reveal Top NSA Hacking Unit, TAO
“TAO:” not to be confused with “Tao,” unless you consider it the NSA’s path or way…. Here’s your must-read news story for today, from Spiegel in Germany: The NSA’s TAO hacking unit is considered to be the intelligence agency’s top secret weapon. It maintains its own covert network, infiltrates computers around the world and even…
Liberals and Conservatives Switch Positions on NSA Surveillance
Orin Kerr writes: A recent Washington Post poll asked, “How concerned are you, if at all, about the collection and use of your personal information by the National Security Agency?” I was interested in the different degree of concern among political liberals and political conservatives. Here are the results… Read more on The Volokh Conspiracy.