Advanced

Google encrypts data amid backlash against NSA spying

Posted by bob on · 9 comments
Washington Post; By Craig Timberg 		Mail this story
Print this story

Google is racing to encrypt the torrents of information that flow among its data centers around the world in a bid to thwart snooping by the NSA and the intelligence agencies of foreign governments ... The move by Google is among the most concrete signs yet that recent revelations about the National Security Agency’s sweeping surveillance efforts have provoked significant backlash within an American technology industry that U.S. government officials long courted as a potential partner in spying programs.

Full Story

  Nav
» Read more about: Story Type: News Story, Security

» Get new stories by e-mail: nightly or as they are published

« Return to the newswire homepage

  Related stories
» More like this

Comments (9)

BernardSwiss ·
I think that it's kind of ironic, considering Google's business model...

-- but good for them!

seatex ·
It's just some PR spin, me thinks. An attempt to salvage their credibility.
djohnston ·
What seatex said.
montezuma ·
So they encrypt but who has access to the keys?

A defense is only as strong as its weak point.
TxtEdMacs ·
All of You (including lurkers):

Where Google merely tries, Microsoft succeeds!

YBT

Just wish I could remember whether it was Not Being or Being Evil ... dang
Bob_Robertson ·
Google must obey the laws of the Empire, or the Empire will shut it down.

Has it passed the point where the Imperial Senate can be discarded? I don't know.
jdixon ·
> Has it passed the point where the Imperial Senate can be discarded? I don't know.

I assume we'll find out in the next few weeks by way of the Syria vote and subsequent actions.
penguinist ·
The "Nabooan vote".
vagabondo ·
Google are just protecting their business model -- trawling for personal data, and packaging it for sale.

They just have to keep it cheaper for their customers (including government agencies) to buy from Google rather than collect and decrypt it themselves or buy from someone else.

Post a comment

A free account is needed to post. Write your comment here first: your text is kept in this browser while you sign up or log in, and is waiting for you when you come back.

Your message:
|||||
10
Markdown: **bold**, *italic*, [text](https://link), - lists, > quotes, $x^2$ for math. Formatting help

Sign up and post (it is free)  or  Log in and post