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> When the Snowden leaks came out it was a surprise to Google that the government had tapped the data center to data center connections I guess I haven't been
by jMyles 6y ago
> When the Snowden leaks came out it was a surprise to Google that the government had tapped the data center to data center connections
I guess I haven't been keeping up, but I did not know this.
Can you point me to a short documentary or document where I can learn more about what Google says it didn't know?
- detaro 6y agohttps://www.techdirt.com/articles/20131030/09554125066/nsa-breaks-into-yahoo-googles-data-centers-without-their-knowledge.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20131030/09554125066/nsa-b... (probably not the best source, but was quick to find and has the infamous diagram)
- AnonC 6y agoGoogle started encrypting communications across its data centers (even though they were on private lines) because of this revelation. Here’s a news report from 2013 [1] about this. [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...