The NSA is also teaming with Google for data sniffing, and the government is trying to hush it up

[thewayne]

"The Justice Department is defending the government's refusal to discuss — or even acknowledge the existence of — any cooperative research and development agreement between Google and the National Security Agency. The Washington based advocacy group Electronic Privacy Information Center sued in federal district court here to obtain documents about any such agreement between the Internet search giant and the security agency. The NSA responded to the suit with a so-called 'Glomar' response in which the agency said it could neither confirm nor deny whether any responsive records exist. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in Washington sided with the government last July."

http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2012/03/doj-asks-court-to-keep-secret-any-partnership-between-google-nsa.html

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/03/13/1350222/doj-asks-court-to-keep-secret-google--nsa-partnership

Comments

[silveradept]

Sometimes I think it would be better for all of us if the government just fessed up and admitted they were spying on everyone, the way that the Brits do. Then, at least, you could be certain you had to take precautions, instead of wondering whether or not they're listening in this time. I think it would be better for everyone, especially since the NSA would start having new algorithms to have to break.