Saxat från Risks Digest 27.22
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:39:59 -0700
From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>
Subject: Feds announce massive scanning of private Internet communications
 
http://j.mp/Z5d4TP (Google+ via NNSquad) http://j.mp/11n0qzS (Reuters / New York Times)
 
”Under the program, critical infrastructure companies will pay the
providers, which will use the classified information to block attacks
before they reach the customers. The classified information involves
suspect web addresses, strings of characters, e-mail sender names and the
like.”
 
Here we go! It’s out in the open at last. Encrypt deeply now, or forever hold your peace. CHARACTER STRINGS? EMAIL SENDER NAMES? Who do they think they’re kidding?