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Fresh Leak on US Spying: NSA Accessed Mexican President's Email

16 points by filipmaertens 13y ago

venomsnake 13y ago
If you are top level government official and your mail is hacked by the NSA it is your fault. I don't think that Snowden should have disclosed that kind of things. These are legitimate targets for SIGINT.
001sky 13y ago
10 points by filipmaertens 1 hour ago | flag | 1 comment This is actually a reasonable article, but has been aparently flagged below the top 100 (currently, #105). That was quick action by the thought police...!
- ColinWright 13y ago
  Never mind that the same story was submitted over a month ago and discussed at considerable length: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6315070 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6315070
  - r0h1n 13y ago
    The old article just had a few lines about this allegation, via an interview Greenwald gave to Brazilian media. This Spiegel article, co-written by Laura Poitras, treads a lot of newer and deeper stuff: > The National Security Agency (NSA) has a division for particularly difficult missions. Called "Tailored Access Operations" (TAO), this department devises special methods for special targets. > That category includes surveillance of neighboring Mexico, and in May 2010, the division reported its mission accomplished. A report classified as "top secret" said: "TAO successfully exploited a key mail server in the Mexican Presidencia domain within the Mexican Presidential network to gain first-ever access to President Felipe Calderon's public email account." > According to the NSA, this email domain was also used by cabinet members, and contained "diplomatic, economic and leadership communications which continue to provide insight into Mexico's political system and internal stability." The president's office, the NSA reported, was now "a lucrative source." > This operation, dubbed "Flatliquid," is described in a document leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden, which SPIEGEL has now had the opportunity to analyze.
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  - 001sky 13y ago
    France, Mexico seek answers after 'shocking' US spy claims AFP - France and Mexico have angrily demanded prompt explanations from the United States following "shocking" new spying allegations leaked by former US security contractor Edward Snowden. Funny this didn't happen after that that story 2 weeks ago...
malandrew 13y ago
Commenting after TV Globo first revealed the NSA's surveillance of text messages, Peña Nieto stated that Obama had promised him to investigate the accusations and to punish those responsible, if it was found that misdeeds had taken place. I would hope that any head of state would not be so naïve as to trust our current administration with respect to this issue. From most of my conversations, almost no one I talk to trusts them on the issue of surveillance.

16 points by filipmaertens 13y ago

If you are top level government official and your mail is hacked by the NSA it is your fault. I don't think that Snowden should have disclosed that kind of things. These are legitimate targets for SIGINT.

001sky 13y ago

10 points by filipmaertens 1 hour ago | flag | 1 comment This is actually a reasonable article, but has been aparently flagged below the top 100 (currently, #105). That was quick action by the thought police...!

ColinWright 13y ago
Never mind that the same story was submitted over a month ago and discussed at considerable length: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6315070 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6315070
- r0h1n 13y ago
  The old article just had a few lines about this allegation, via an interview Greenwald gave to Brazilian media. This Spiegel article, co-written by Laura Poitras, treads a lot of newer and deeper stuff: > The National Security Agency (NSA) has a division for particularly difficult missions. Called "Tailored Access Operations" (TAO), this department devises special methods for special targets. > That category includes surveillance of neighboring Mexico, and in May 2010, the division reported its mission accomplished. A report classified as "top secret" said: "TAO successfully exploited a key mail server in the Mexican Presidencia domain within the Mexican Presidential network to gain first-ever access to President Felipe Calderon's public email account." > According to the NSA, this email domain was also used by cabinet members, and contained "diplomatic, economic and leadership communications which continue to provide insight into Mexico's political system and internal stability." The president's office, the NSA reported, was now "a lucrative source." > This operation, dubbed "Flatliquid," is described in a document leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden, which SPIEGEL has now had the opportunity to analyze.
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- 001sky 13y ago
  France, Mexico seek answers after 'shocking' US spy claims AFP - France and Mexico have angrily demanded prompt explanations from the United States following "shocking" new spying allegations leaked by former US security contractor Edward Snowden. Funny this didn't happen after that that story 2 weeks ago...

malandrew 13y ago

Commenting after TV Globo first revealed the NSA's surveillance of text messages, Peña Nieto stated that Obama had promised him to investigate the accusations and to punish those responsible, if it was found that misdeeds had taken place. I would hope that any head of state would not be so naïve as to trust our current administration with respect to this issue. From most of my conversations, almost no one I talk to trusts them on the issue of surveillance.