[governance] NSA has direct access to tech giants' systems for user data, secret ppt reveals

[Nick Ashton-Hart]

Dear Parminder,

I have previously disclosed that fact ad-nauseum, on this list, and quite recently as you are well aware. In this case, I'm making an observation that's not connected to my day-job; I'm watching this story unfold via reportage just like everyone else is (and, personally, am pretty horrified by what I'm reading).

On 7 Jun 2013, at 17:47, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:

> 
> On Friday 07 June 2013 08:26 PM, Nick Ashton-Hart wrote:
>> It is worth noting that the companies have all denied involvement categorically, as has been reported subsequently to the original reportage.
>> 
> 
> Dear Nick,
> 
> I agree that the fact that these companies have denied involvement may need to be highlighted. However, I'd very much appreciate that while making such a posting as above you declare your job as representing the interests of at least some of these companies. Unlike what you may assume, not every reader would know that. This is a normal tenet of public discussions. Thanks.
> 
> parminder 
> 
> 
>> On 7 Jun 2013 16:52, "michael gurstein" <gurstein at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Guardian:
>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/06/us-tech-giants-nsa-data
>> 
>> Washington Post:
>> http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/us-intelligence-mining-data-from-nine-us-internet-companies-in-broad-secret-program/2013/06/06/3a0c0da8-cebf-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story_1.html
>> 
>> some of the slides
>> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/prism-collection-documents/
>> 
>> Participating companies in chronological order: Microsoft, Yahoo,
>> Google, Facebook, PalTalk, YouTube, Skype, AOL, Apple. Dropbox
>> apparently next up.
>> 
>> 
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