The US National Security Administration is the eyes and ears of American national defence, charged with maintaining vigilance against external threats through information gathering – be it eavesdropping phone calls (like the one that led to bin Ladin’s downfall), surveillance video or photography. Once collected, the data is parsed, keywords are all flagged and organised for immediate action. Or at least that’s how it’s supposed to work. More »
How did one of the world’s largest search engine companies wind up deciding to collaborate with the one federal agency most renowned for spooky spying? More »
While some of us are likely to associate the US National Security Agency (NSA) with daydreams of espionage, the organisation is also highly involved in improving security standards in software. They’ve even consulted with Microsoft during the development of Windows 7. More »
In Utah, the National Security Agency is building a $US2 billion storage facility that will house and analyse all forms of electronic communication…a potential yottabyte of everyone’s (formerly) personal data. So how big is a yottabyte? CrunchGear puts it well…+ More »
