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[ NNSquad ] No evidence of NSA's 'direct access' to tech companies 

No evidence of NSA's 'direct access' to tech companies

http://j.mp/12xuLRI  (CNET)

   "The National Security Agency has not obtained direct access to the
    systems of Apple, Google, Facebook, and other major Internet
    companies, CNET has learned.  Recent reports in the Washington Post
    and the Guardian claimed a classified program called PRISM grants
    "intelligence services direct access to the companies' servers" and
    that "from inside a company's data stream the NSA is capable of
    pulling out anything it likes."  Those reports are incorrect and
    appear to be based on a misreading of a leaked Powerpoint document,
    according to a former government official who is intimately familiar
    with this process of data acquisition and spoke today on condition of
    anonymity."

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--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren 
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
Founder:
 - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org 
 - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info
 - Data Wisdom Explorers League: http://www.dwel.org
 - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com
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Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com
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