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June 9, 2013, 11:15 AM

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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.
More: emptywheel and The Verge.  Tweets: @csoghoian
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
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 …
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 …
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:
Vine Passes Instagram In Total Twitter Shares  —  Still not sure about the idea of making and sharing six-second looping videos?  Consider this: On Friday there were more Vines shared on Twitter than Instagram photos.  —  According to Topsy Analytics, there were about 2.37 million links …
More: T3 News and The Verge

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