
“The British government gave the U.S. lessons in how to spy on users of popular websites, including Youtube and Facebook, in real-time and without the consent of users or cyber companies. The report unearths a slide presentation by British intelligence agency GCHQ, given to their U.S. counterparts in August 2012, detailing their ‘Squeaky Dolphin’ program that allows them to glean information from ‘the torrent of electronic data that moves across fiber optic cable and display it graphically on a computer dashboard,’ according to the NBC article. Facebook and Google said they were not aware that governments were surveying this information and they had not granted permission.”
https://www.commondreams.org/headline/2014/01/27-6
Related posts:
It’s (Almost) Official: Tax Debt = No Passport
Israel Lobbyist Suggests False Flag Attack to Start War with Iran
State oil fund makes all Norwegians crown millionaires
Regaining your Economic and Financial Independence w/Kung Fu Finance Girl!
Democrats steamed that White House let the CIA censor a torture report
After seven years, exactly one person gets off the gov’t no-fly list
Bitcoin v Banks: 'Annoyance with system brings on virtual cash boom'
Odorless ‘weed candies’ in high schools worry Oregon authorities
Arizona cop arrested for pointing gun at store clerk while drunk
Privacy Localism Grows as Communities Take Steps to Limit Surveillance State
Standards Body Rejects NSA Encryption Algorithms, Citing Distrust
House unexpectedly votes to stop warrantless NSA searches
Zero Tolerance Watch: Teen Faces Felony Charges for Science Experiment
ACLU: Email reveals feds misled judges to abuse wiretapping powers
War Street Journal Declares the USA to be a Battlefield