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Google and NSA Teaming Up

Posted by samzenpus on from the meet-my-big-brother dept.

i_frame writes "The Washington Post reports that 'Under an agreement that is still being finalized, the National Security Agency would help Google analyze a major corporate espionage attack that the firm said originated in China and targeted its computer networks, according to cybersecurity experts familiar with the matter. The objective is to better defend Google — and its users — from future attack.'"

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  1. Re:Conversation between Google and NSA by biryokumaru · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Nah, they prolly just left Google a post-it note.

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  2. Really it means... by Cornwallis · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The objective is to better defend Google — and its users — from future attack.

    The objective is to better defend Google — and its users — from future attack by someone other than NSA and...

  3. Re:IDK... by Zen+Hash · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The NSA has probably captured additional communications related to the attack, aside from what went through Google's network. I'd imagine they generally have far more extensive resources and experience than Google, when it comes to capturing/analyzing communications.

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  4. Re:IDK... by el_tedward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Google probably knows more than NSA when it comes to things like search, but when it comes to breaking into a computer that doesn't belong to you, you're not going to find anyone much more knowledgeable than the NSA.

  5. Re:Conversation between Google and NSA by elrous0 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Are those the same sources that used to say the NSA doesn't tap domestic phone calls--before a whistleblower outed them for doing exactly that?

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  6. Anonymous Coward Trolls by happy_place · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Funny how this topic breeds anonymous coward trolls, and isn't it strangely coincidental that they're all of the same meme. Google is evil. US Government is a bad guy. China is a victim.

    I'm sure it's only a coincidence.

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