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This is likely the reason why lots of tech firms give the NSA access to their servers. It's better than having a box installed on your network. http://news.cn
by j_baker 13y ago
This is likely the reason why lots of tech firms give the NSA access to their servers. It's better than having a box installed on your network.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57593538-38/how-the-u.s-forces-net-firms-to-cooperate-on-surveillance/ http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57593538-38/how-the-u.s-fo...
- Terretta 13y agoI'd say from technical or engineering POV it's a whole lot less hassle and less likely to break things to just mirror a switch port.
- wmf 13y agoA switch port tends to carry traffic for multiple customers. Supposedly Carnivore does minimization, but I think companies like Google would rather collect data themselves to make sure it's done right.