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Secure technology doesn't prevent governments from getting the "platforms" to co-operate with them, as we saw with PRISM. I could be wrong, but surely it seems
by corin_ 12y ago
Secure technology doesn't prevent governments from getting the "platforms" to co-operate with them, as we saw with PRISM. I could be wrong, but surely it seems far more likely that they are providing GCHQ with the data rather than that GCHQ is cracking encrypted traffic.
- viraptor 12y agoMaybe I'm being naive, but while I'm certain there are easy ways for GCHQ and others to obtain data of chosen people, I have a hard time believing Google would just give them all-you-can-eat data access with no restrictions or monitoring. Simply because they are big enough to be able to take their data elsewhere.
- lnanek2 12y agoWhy would you find that hard to believe? The NSA has been putting their own hardware in other people's data centers and requiring their SSL keys, for example. So it certainly happens in the US.
- viraptor 12y agoYes, but providers don't have much choice in that case. (also because the company has to follow local law) But with all available interconnects, there are many places in Europe where you could open a datacentre and not have to deal with GCHQ requests. It's not the case about every spy agency with every company - it's about specifically US companies like Facebook / Google and GCHQ.