Government Cyber Security and Surveillance

@pmarca 7 years ago

RT @mercenaryjack: Given that even the NSA can be hacked / compromised, isn't it clear now we need true strong encryption for everyone? https://theintercept.com/2016/08/19/the-nsa-was-hacked-snowden-documents-confirm/

@pmarca 7 years ago

RT @MaxBoot: Ex-NSA attorney re Russian responsibility for DNC hack: "about as close to a smoking gun as can be expected." http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/27/us/politics/spy-agency-consensus-grows-that-russia-hacked-dnc.html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&smid=nytcore-ipad-share

@pmarca 7 years ago

Let me guess: IBM, Microsoft, AT&T, Goldman Sachs, and the NSA? https://twitter.com/paulg/status/740027492665331712

@pmarca 8 years ago

RT @polemitis: Wild-eyed technological radical who hates American security* comes out in favor of encryption [*head of the NSA] https://twitter.com/the_intercept/status/690243541654716416

@pmarca 8 years ago

RT @csoghoian: 2013: I hope Congress demands answers about NSA backdoors.2016: I pray members of Congress forget about crypto. https://twitter.com/matthew_d_green/status/686957560948076544

@pmarca 8 years ago

RT @SteveBellovin: Former NSA/CIA director Hayden opposes crypto back doors: http://www.dailydot.com/politics/michael-hayden-encryption-debate-clinton-bush/ (H/T Bruce Schneier)

@pmarca 8 years ago

RT @brianweeden: Former NSA Chief says USG should embrace strong crypto, stop putting cyber offense ahead of better defense: http://bit.ly/1LgzMBY

@pmarca 8 years ago

RT @fryan: NSA head when asked about Clinton emails: “You really want to drag me into this, sir?” http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-na-nsa-china-cyber-20150924-story.html

@pmarca 8 years ago

RT @evankirstel: FTC commissioners call for strong encryption, push back against FBI, NSA http://buff.ly/1EFVCxz

@pmarca 9 years ago

RT @ElissaBeth: Useful analysis by @normative of NSA's lighthearted attitude towards adding backdoors to security apps. http://www.cato.org/blog/what-nsa-director-mike-rogers-doesnt-get-about-encryption

@pmarca 9 years ago

RT @mcgd: Yahoo CISO @alexstamos asked the NSA director the right, hard questions http://on.wsj.com/1A1bFwA via @WSJPolitics

@pmarca 9 years ago

Extremely good detail on why David Cameron's push to make modern computer security illegal is lunacy: http://boingboing.net/2015/01/13/what-david-cameron-just-propos.html @doctorow

@pmarca 9 years ago

RT @declanm: Update on Google's excellent in-your-face-NSA end-to-end #encryption project: http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com/2014/12/an-update-to-end-to-end.html (TLDR: On Github, Yahoo's helping too.)

@pmarca 9 years ago

"US intelligence depends on Silicon Valley innovation for technologies that strengthen the Internet."--NSA director http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/nsa-director-us-needs-silicon-valleys-expertise/2014/11/03/dbae175e-63c0-11e4-ab86-46000e1d0035_story.html

@pmarca 9 years ago

RT @declanm: Not surprised @stewartbaker says Apple/Google/FB/etc. "picked a fight" with #NSA--I'd say it's the other way around: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/nov/04/nsa-cyberwar-stewart-baker-cloudflare-snowden

@pmarca 9 years ago

RT @Stanford: #NSA director Mike Rogers speaks at Stanford today at 4 p.m PT. Follow @FSIStanford for live coverage or watch here: http://stanford.io/1Edw8mS