Encrypted Communications Service Goes Silent

A privacy focused e-mail service used by Edward Snowden has shuttered its doors.

According to the owner and operator, Ladar Levison:

"I wish that I could legally share with you the events that led to my decision."

His notification also includes the following words:

This experience has taught me one very important lesson: without congressional action or a strong judicial precedent, I would _strongly_ recommend against anyone trusting their private data to a company with physical ties to the United States.

That's a strong statement.

Encrypted Communications Service Goes Silent | F-Secure Weblog

U.S. Cloud Firms Suffer From NSA PRISM Program

CIO - For U.S. cloud providers, already working to beat back a wave of overseas policies they say tilt the playing field in favor of home-grown competitors, the revelations of the National Security Agency's PRISM electronic surveillance program have only made conditions in foreign markets tougher.

NSA PRISM Progam

The media accounts of the program based on leaks by former contractor Edward Snowden have created a perception that the U.S. government has unlimited and direct access to data stored on the servers of companies like Google and Microsoft, experts said on Wednesday at a policy talk here at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, a D.C. think tank.

U.S. Cloud Firms Suffer From NSA PRISM Program | The Network World

FEMA hacked: Anonymous hacks US server in defense of Snowden and government transparency

Hackers from within the Anonymous collective claim to have broken into a server used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and say they will release the stolen data in what would be one of the highest-profile security breaches since the release of secret NSA documents by Edward Snowden.

FEMA hacked

In a document shared with GlobalPost on Tuesday night and published online Wednesday, the hacker collective revealed data that includes information on user accounts and passwords of what appear to be government employees. Several of the email addresses linked to those user accounts are hosted on .mil and .gov domains.

FEMA did not respond to requests for comment from GlobalPost on Wednesday.

Anonymous hacks US server in defense of Snowden and government transparency | Global Post

3 Former NSA Employees Praise Edward Snowden, Corroborate Key Claims

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USA Today has published an extraordinary interview with three former NSA employees who praise Edward Snowden's leaks, corroborate some of his claims, and warn about unlawful government acts. Thomas Drake, William Binney, and J. Kirk Wiebe each protested the NSA in their own rights. "For years, the three whistle-blowers had told anyone who would listen that the NSA collects huge swaths of communications data from U.S. citizens," the newspaper reports.

Continue to the article | The Atlantic