EPIC (Electronic Privacy Information Center) Objects To Google-NSA Cyber Partnership

[ohiodemocratic]

Source: Sci-Tech-Today.com

2-7-2010

Internet search giant Google has tapped government agencies to help the company find the person or people responsible for a recent cyberattack. But privacy advocates are not happy with the backdoor partnership between Google and government authorities.

Google is working with the National Security Administration (NSA), according to published reports. While the company admits it's working with relevant U.S. authorities on the cyberattack, Google would not disclose which agencies are involved.

"Quite frankly, most in the business of data mining and its related research area would be surprised to learn Google had not been cooperating with NSA all along," said Jart Armin, a security expert with Host Exploit.

If the two are working together, they are sharing information without breaking any U.S. laws or Google policies, according to reports. While it may only be for defensive purposes, privacy advocates object to Google working with an agency that conducts surveillance. Privacy advocates also worry that users' privacy will be under the microscope of the same agency created to protect Americans' security.

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[crikkett]

1. pshaw. Google was funded by NSA.

Don't believe for a second that anything you do on the Internet isn't logged and stored for future reference. :tinfoilhat:

The only thing stopping Chertoff's Dream of TIA from being fully realized is the computing power to process an entire world's worth of information in real-time, and they're working on that.