Brazil Announces Secure Email To Counter US Spying

Hugh Pickens DOT Com writes "Phys Org reports that Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has announced her government is creating a secure email system to try and shield official communications from spying by the United States and other countries. 'We need more security on our messages to prevent possible espionage,' Rousseff said on Twitter, ordering the Federal Data Processing Service, or SERPRO, to implement a safe email system throughout the federal government. The move came after Rousseff publicly condemned spying against Brazilian government agencies attributed to the United States and Canada. 'This is the first step toward extending the privacy and inviolability of official posts,' Rousseff said. After bringing her complaints against U.S. intelligence agencies to the United Nations General Assembly last month and canceling a state visit to Washington, Rousseff announced that the country will host an international conference on Internet governance in April."

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brace yourselves

[Anonymous Coward]

here come the liberal whiners to support Brazil and oppose the USA's effort to protect its own rational self interests.

It won't stop the NSA

[Karmashock]

Who thinks the NSA can't breach Brazilian security?

And what is more... who thinks the Brazilians won't peek into the email of users?

So what does this actually accomplish? Stupidity.