Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Inside PRISM: Why the Government Hates Encryption

Posted by timothy on from the they-hate-envelopes-too dept.

Lauren Weinstein writes "Now, what's really going on with PRISM? The government admits that the program exists, but says it is being 'mischaracterized' in significant ways (always a risk with secret projects sucking up information about your citizens' personal lives). The Internet firms named in the leaked documents are denying that they have provided 'back doors' to the government for data access. Who is telling the truth? Likely both. Based on previous information and the new leaks, we can make some pretty logical guesses about the actual shape of all this. Here's my take."

2 of 457 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Utter BS, trust no-one, including you. by tqk · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Let me guess. You're under the mistaken impression that you actually matter in some way or another, yes? So, do you like goldfish?

    --
    "Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit ..." -- Pink Floyd.
  2. Microsoft Hired People To Make Positive Comments by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Representatives of Microsoft may be hanging out on the social news site voting up positive comments about the Xbox One, voting down negative comments and adding pro-Xbox comments of their own, Misty Silver says.

    While at Microsoft for a meeting, Misty Silver saw and overheard some employees on Reddit. She looked at one of the employee’s screens:

    “I noticed he was mass-downvoting a ton of posts and comments, and he kept switching to other tabs to make posts and comments of his own. I couldn’t make out exactly what he was posting, but I presumed he was doing RM (reputation management) and asked my boss about it later. According to my boss, MS have[sic] just brought in a huge sweep of SMM managers to handle reputation management for the Xbox One,” Silver reported.

    “Reputation management” is the term social media marketers use to “pose as happy customers” on social media sites. They upvote/downvote and make comments.

    http://au.businessinsider.com/microsoft-positive-reddit-comments-2013-6