NSA Foils Much Internet Encryption 607
An anonymous reader writes "The New York Times is reporting that the NSA has 'has circumvented or cracked much of the encryption, or digital scrambling, that guards global commerce and banking systems, protects sensitive data like trade secrets and medical records, and automatically secures the e-mails, Web searches, Internet chats and phone calls of Americans and others around the world, the documents show. ... The agency, according to the documents and interviews with industry officials, deployed custom-built, superfast computers to break codes, and began collaborating with technology companies in the United States and abroad to build entry points into their products. The documents do not identify which companies have participated.'" You may prefer Pro Publica's non-paywalled version, instead, or The Guardian's.
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Hasn't the majority of the internet already applied that twice?
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Trojan (Score:5, Funny)
So I'm left with the impression that the NSA will add features in return for improved access.
SELinux comes to mind as a gift from the NSA to the Linux community. A gift with a hidden payload.
Hmm.... We can call it Trojan Linux. Ribbed for your pleasure. The ultimate in back door penetration.
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Re: SSH? (Score:2, Funny)
Welcome to the do not fly list.
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