Google, Microsoft, Apple Allowed Government To 'Watch Your Ideas Form As You Type' (PRISM)

Business Insider ^ | June 6, 2013 | Brett LoGiurato

[blam]

IT GETS WORSE: Google, Microsoft, Apple Allowed Government To 'Watch Your Ideas Form As You Type'

Brett LoGiurato
Jun. 6, 2013, 6:19 PM

The National Security Agency and FBI have been engaging in a highly classified program that mines data from leading U.S. internet companies, according to a bombshell report in The Washington Post Thursday night.

The program is code-named PRISMand the Post reports that it was established in 2007. According to the report, the nine companies that "participate knowingly" in the program are Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, PalTalk, AOL, Skype, YouTube, Apple.

The program has not been disclosed publicly, and is only being disclosed now after whistleblower revealed the program to the Post because of "horror" at its capabilities.

"They quite literally can watch your ideas form as you type," said the whistleblower, described as a career intelligence officer, in a truly harrowing quote.

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(Click here to see the Washington Post article)

[Nita Nupress]

Yep, Hitler would’ve loved to have this technology available, wouldn’t he?

[mware]

To be fair to APPLE.

Steve Jobs, died on Oct 05, 2012.

PRISM got access to APPLE in Oct 2012.

They did not get access until after he died.

[21twelve]

I have been thinking of Rush’s, “2112”:

“We are the Priests, of the Temples of Syrinx
Our great computers fill the hallowed halls.
We are the Priests, of the Temples of Syrinx
All the gifts of life are held within our walls.

Look around this world we made
Equality our stock in trade
Come and join the Brotherhood of Man
Oh what a nice contented world
Let the banners be unfurled
Hold the Red Star proudly high in hand.”