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Didn’t the NSA tap Google’s backbone? Everything was unencrypted all they needed were taps at willing backbone providers. [1] Who needs to beat the silicon when

by wil421 7y ago

Didn’t the NSA tap Google’s backbone? Everything was unencrypted all they needed were taps at willing backbone providers. [1] Who needs to beat the silicon when you can just tap the pipes. If Bill Barr’s recent encryption speech is ever realized silicon wont matter. [1]https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/google-encrypts-data-amid-backlash-against-nsa-spying/2013/09/06/9acc3c20-1722-11e3-a2ec-b47e45e6f8ef_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/google-en...

mav3rick 7y ago
And Google responded by encrypting data immediately.
- yjftsjthsd-h 7y ago
  And proceeded to become the industry leader in "don't trust the network" defense in depth.
- robocat 7y ago
  Google also responded immediately to getting hacked by the Chinese - no more Windows laptops or PCs for developers 10 years ago. The security of Chrome is astounding (and certainly far better than Apple or Microsoft). The only black stain is Android... (Edit: disclaimer: I use Android)
- drevil-v2 7y ago
  What other choice did they have though? Post the Shrug ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ emoticon on google.com and carry on?
  - mav3rick 7y ago
    They can't win here on HN can they ? Mistakes happen. It's how you respond that counts as well.
  - wmf 7y ago
    I bet that's exactly what most companies did. Most enterprise WANs are probably still not encrypted today and it would bankrupt their IT departments to do it.
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