How the NSA Is Spying On Everyone: More Revelations

The Intercept has published today a story detailing documents that "reveal how the NSA plans to secretly introduce new flaws into communication systems so that they can be tapped into—a controversial tactic that security experts say could be exposing the general population to criminal hackers." The documents also describe a years-long effort, aimed at hostile and friendly regimes, from the point of view of the U.S. government, to break the security of various countries' communications networks. "Codenamed AURORAGOLD, the covert operation has monitored the content of messages sent and received by more than 1,200 email accounts associated with major cellphone network operators, intercepting confidential company planning papers that help the NSA hack into phone networks."

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Re:The "standard M. O." is not *STANDARD* enough

[ColdWetDog]

With the advent of IoT, it would be a fucking field day for spooks from NSA --- nothing, and I repeat, NOTHING in our daily lives will escape the watchful eyeballs of NSA

So, instead of Freedom Fries, we get Terror Toast?