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How the U.S. Uses Technology to Mine More Data More Quickly — WASHINGTON — When American analysts hunting terrorists sought new ways to comb through the troves of phone records, e-mails and other data piling up as digital communications exploded over the past decade, they turned … | Washington Post: |
U.S., company officials: Internet surveillance does not indiscriminately mine data — The director of national intelligence on Saturday stepped up his public defense of a top-secret government data surveillance program as technology companies began privately explaining the mechanics of its use.| Christopher Soghoian / slight paranoia: |
Analyzing Yahoo's PRISM non-denial — Today, Yahoo's General Counsel posted a carefully worded denial regarding the company's alleged participation in the NSA PRISM program. To the casual observer, it might seem like a categorical denial. I do not believe that Yahoo's denial is as straightforward as it seems.
| Ron Bell / Yahoo!: |
Setting the Record Straight — We want to set the record straight about stories that Yahoo! has joined a program called PRISM through which we purportedly volunteer information about our users to the U.S. government and give federal agencies access to our user databases. These claims are false.
| Guardian: |
Boundless Informant: the NSA's secret tool to track global surveillance data — Revealed: The NSA's powerful tool for cataloguing global surveillance data - including figures on US collection — • Boundless Informant: mission outlined in four slides — • Read the NSA's frequently asked questions document
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| James Ball / Guardian: |
NSA's Prism surveillance program: how it works and what it can do — Slide from secret PowerPoint presentation describes how program collects data ‘directly from the servers’ of tech firms — • Obama deflects criticism over NSA surveillance — Since Prism was first revealed …
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See also Mediagazer| Reuters: |
US surveillance revelations deepen European fears — * European Commission says must enact new law speedily — * Security expert says solution is European dot.com industry — Europeans reacted angrily on Friday to revelations that U.S. authorities had tapped the servers of internet companies …
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| Danny Sullivan / Marketing Land: |
US Gov't: PRISM Isn't Data Mining System, Doesn't Pull Data Off Servers — The United States government has declassified details of its “PRISM” program today, saying it is not a wide-spread data mining system and doesn't “unilaterally” pull information off tech company servers.| Reuters: |
Spy agency seeks criminal probe into leaks — (Reuters) - A U.S. intelligence agency requested a criminal probe on Saturday into the leak of highly classified information about secret surveillance programs run by the National Security Agency, a spokesman for the intelligence chief's office said.| Andy Fixmer / Bloomberg: |
Rdio's Larner to Step Down as CEO of Streaming Service — Rdio Inc. Chief Executive Officer Drew Larner is leading a search for a new CEO to expand efforts to sell combined music and video subscriptions to the streaming entertainment service. — After a transition period, Larner …
| Matt McGee / Marketing Land: |
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