Topic: SPY - on July 7, 2013 at 7:32:00 PM CEST
US Spies Have "Security Agreements" With Foreign Telecoms - Team Telecom
The U.S. government had a problem: Spying in the digital age required access to the fiber-optic cables traversing the world’s oceans, carrying torrents of data at the speed of light. And one of the biggest operators of those cables was being sold to an Asian firm, potentially complicating American surveillance efforts.
In months of private talks, the team of lawyers from the FBI and the departments of Defense, Justice and Homeland Security demanded that the company maintain what amounted to an internal corporate cell of American citizens with government clearances. Among their jobs, documents show, was ensuring that surveillance requests got fulfilled quickly and confidentially.
This “Network Security Agreement,” signed in September 2003 by Global Crossing, became a model for other deals over the past decade as foreign investors increasingly acquired pieces of the world’s telecommunications infrastructure.
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Topic: SPY - on July 7, 2013 at 7:24:00 PM CEST
Was die Deutschen über die Spionage der USA wussten
Der US-Geheimdienst NSA belauscht auf der Jagd nach Terroristen und Spionen die ganze Welt. Deutschland profitiert davon seit Jahrzehnten – beim BND heißt es: "Man fragt nicht nach Methoden."
Amerikas Comedians haben ein neues Lieblingsthema: NSA-Verräter Edward Snowden und die weltweite Schnüffelei der amerikanischen Geheimdienste. Wer dieser Tage die Late-Night-Shows einschaltet, hört Sätze wie: "Wir wollten doch alle einen Präsidenten, der allen Leuten zuhört. Jetzt haben wir einen" oder "Ich habe wirklich aufregende neue Nachrichten für euch. Stellt euch mal vor: Unsere Spionage-Dienste spionieren!"
Es klingt so simpel und flach. Aber tatsächlich ist es in der Welt der Geheimdienste keine bahnbrechende Neuigkeit: Die National Security Agency (NSA) überwacht den globalen Datenverkehr. E-Mails, SMS, Chats, Telefonate – der US-Geheimdienst hört mit, liest mit, archiviert und protokolliert. Alles und jeden, so behauptet Whistleblower Edward Snowden, überall, zu jeder Zeit. "Wer nach dem 11.September 2001 noch daran gezweifelt hat, dass die NSA über diese Möglichkeiten verfügt", sagte jüngst ein ranghoher deutscher Nachrichtendienstler, "der hat entweder geschlafen. Oder war naiv."
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Topic: PHOTO - on July 7, 2013 at 5:49:00 PM CEST
The OpenReflex Is A 100% 3D Printable Open Source SLR Camera
The OpenReflex is an Open-Source analog camera with a mirror Viewfinder and an awesome finger activated mechanic shutter (running ~ 1/60°s). What's more, it's compatible with any photographic lens. All the pieces easily printable on an recent RepRap-like ABS 3D-printer without using support material ! Everything should print in less than 15h and anyone should be able to assemble it within 1h. All parts are separate ( Film receiver, Shutter and Viewfinder ) to simplify builds and modifications. The source files are available under the CreativeCommon By-Sa license, fell free to modify them if you want a new feature, and don't forget to share your improvements on the web ;)
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Topic: SECURITY - on July 7, 2013 at 5:48:00 PM CEST
Interview mit Edward Snowden: NSA liefert BND Werkzeuge für Lauschangriff
Welche Macht hat die US-Lauschbehörde NSA? Nach SPIEGEL-Recherchen ist die Zusammenarbeit zwischen Amerikanern und BND offenbar intensiver als bislang bekannt. Geheimdienst-Enthüller Edward Snowden sagt in einem Interview: Die NSA-Leute steckten "unter einer Decke mit den Deutschen".
Hamburg - Die NSA kontrolliert das Internet, hat Edward Snowden enthüllt. Selbst die engen Verbündeten werden von den USA ausgespäht. Doch die Deutschen wollen davon nichts gewusst haben.
Die NSA-Leute steckten "unter einer Decke mit den Deutschen", erklärt Edward Snowden in einem Interview, das der SPIEGEL in seiner neuen Ausgabe veröffentlicht. Nach Angaben des Geheimdienst-Enthüllers gebe es in der US-Lauschbehörde NSA das "Foreign Affairs Directorate", das zuständig für Kooperationen mit anderen Ländern sei.
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Topic: SECURITY - on July 7, 2013 at 5:47:00 PM CEST
America's NSA 'in bed with' Germany and most others: Snowden
America's National Security Agency works closely with Germany and other Western states on a 'no questions asked'-basis, former NSA employee Edward Snowden said in comments that undermine Chancellor Angela Merkel's indignant talk of "Cold War" tactics.
"They are in bed with the Germans, just like with most other Western states," German magazine Der Spiegel quotes him as saying in an interview published on Sunday that was carried out before he fled to Hong Kong in May and divulged details of extensive secret U.S. surveillance.
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Topic: EU - on July 7, 2013 at 5:46:00 PM CEST
Transatlantische Arbeitsgruppe zu PRISM kriegt Maulkorb
Die vor kurzem von der Europäischen Kommission versprochene transatlantische Arbeitsgruppe zur Untersuchung von PRISM bleibt an der kurzen Leine der EU-US-Geheimdienstkoalition. Das Vereinigte Königreich und Schweden machten deutlich: Angelegenheiten der nationalen Sicherheit sowie Geheimdienstarbeit liegen nicht in der Zuständigkeit der EU.
Die Gruppe wird sich “in erster Linie mit Angelegenheiten des Datenschutzes befassen”, sagt ein Vertreter der litauischen Ratspräsidentschaft gegenüber dem Guardian im Anschluss an diplomatische Verhandlungen über das Gesprächsmandat. Bei den morgen in Washington stattfindenden Vorgesprächen zur Arbeitsgruppe wollen sich die Vertreter*innen der EU-Kommission und der USA zunächst auf die Zusammensetzung der gemaulkorbten Arbeitsgruppe einigen, schreibt der EU-Observer.
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Topic: SECURITY - on July 7, 2013 at 5:44:00 PM CEST
Snowden's Venezuela offer 'last chance' to avoid extradition – Russian official
Venezuela's offer of asylum could be NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden's "last chance" to avoid extradition to the US, an influential member of the Russian parliament suggested Sunday.
Alexei Pushkov, who chairs the Duma's foreign affairs committee and is seen to have the ear of the Kremlin, made the comment in a tweet, having previously stated his views that a move to Caracas would be the "best solution" for the fugitive.
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Topic: logisch - on July 6, 2013 at 5:06:00 PM CEST
Kim Dotcom blasts New Zealand PM in court
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom speaks as he comes face to face for the first time with New Zealand Prime Minister John Key as lawmakers examine a controversial proposal allowing intelligence agencies to spy on local residents at Bowen House in Wellington on July 03, 2013.
Tensions between Kim Dotcom and Prime Minister John Key were raised as the pair sparred at a parliamentary committee hearing on the government’s proposed surveillance law, with Dotcom voicing his opposition to the controversial legislation.
The New Zealand government has proposed a change in the law to allow the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCJB) to provide support to the New Zealand Police, Defense Force and the Security Intelligence Service. Dotcom was voicing his opposition to the law and was the star of the show on the second day of hearings of the secretive Security and Intelligence Committee.
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Topic: EU - on July 6, 2013 at 4:11:00 PM CEST
EU votes to support suspending U.S. data sharing agreements, including passenger flight data
The European Parliament on Thursday adopted a joint, cross-party resolution to begin investigations into widespread surveillance of Europeans by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA).
In the vote, 483 voted for the resolution, 98 against, and 65 abstained on a vote that called on the U.S. to suspend and review any laws and surveillance programs that "violate the fundamental right of EU citizens to privacy and data protection," as well as Europe's "sovereignty and jurisdiction."
The vote also gave backing to the suspension of data sharing deals between the two continents, should the European Commission take action against its U.S. ally.
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Topic: logisch - on July 6, 2013 at 4:03:00 PM CEST
Why do protesters in Cairo use laser pointers?
At the beginning, they were used to light up snipers on rooftops. Later, it just became fashionable to use them, and such things spread very fast among the youth of Cairo, who can find the high power laser pointers for sale on the sidewalks. The article contains amazing photos of a chopper lit up by green laser pointers
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Topic: food - on July 5, 2013 at 3:22:00 PM CEST
Man eats record 69 hot dogs
Joey "Jaws" Chestnut ate the sausages with buns in 10 minutes, breaking his old record of 68 and winning the world title for the seventh year in a row.
In the women's contest, Sonya Thomas kept her title with nearly 37 sausages.
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Topic: EU - on July 5, 2013 at 3:12:00 PM CEST
US: We spied on you Europeans but we can still be chums. Right?
High-ranking Eurocrats are expected to begin crisis talks on digital surveillance with American officials on Monday.
Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaitė, whose country will take up the EU presidency today , said she hoped to piggyback discussions on Edward Snowden and the PRISM system on top of trade talks.
The EU and the US will start hammering out the details of a transatlantic trade and investment partnership on Monday, which Eurocrats hope could create the largest free trade zone in the world.
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