As if we need more disappointing news about how our privacy is being violated, a new report based on the Edward Snowden documents reveals GCHQ captured emails from journalists. According to The Guardian, GCHQ ran a test of its bulk surveillance system, and journalist's emails from major news outlets in the US and UK were picked up on the scoop. The emails were posted on the organization's intranet where anyone with access could login.
The wide net cast by GCHQ looks to be a test, and journalists were not specifically targeted, but how do we know that? When you consider the recent comments by Britain's David Cameron about encryption, it doesn't seem like a stretch to say GCHQ wants to know everything.
Is security and privacy on the Internet even possible these days? Maybe, maybe not. Everyone who cares about privacy should be using some kind of encryption.
Emails from the BBC, Reuters, the Guardian, the New York Times, Le Monde, the Sun, NBC and the Washington Post were saved by GCHQ and shared on the agency’s intranet as part of a test exercise by the signals intelligence agency.
The wide net cast by GCHQ looks to be a test, and journalists were not specifically targeted, but how do we know that? When you consider the recent comments by Britain's David Cameron about encryption, it doesn't seem like a stretch to say GCHQ wants to know everything.
Is security and privacy on the Internet even possible these days? Maybe, maybe not. Everyone who cares about privacy should be using some kind of encryption.