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Top Secret Documents: NSA Targets Data from Smartphone Apps Like Angry Birds

allan11 years ago01 mins

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Just in case a terrorist is passing time playing Angry Birds, the NSA is trying to establish the technology to siphon information from the communication networks on smartphone apps, the Guardian reports, citing top secret documents. The information is useful because it allows the agency to mine large quantities of cell phone…

Snowden Documents: NSA Has Undermined Encryption That Protects Online Privacy

allan11 years ago01 mins

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The NSA has surreptitiously succeeded in unscrambling encryption that protects people’s privacy online, the New York Times reports. It’s the latest discovery from documents leaked by NSA contractor Edward Snowden. According to the Times, the NSA has been able to undermine coding to access information ranging from personal e-mails to medical records….