Re:China Spying on Undersea Internet Cables
by dsl on Monday April 15, 2019 @02:46PM
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> If the NSA or China want to read your email, they don't tap undersea cables
It is naive to say that the NSA does or does not use a particular collection method. The truth is they use them all to varying levels of success.
Upstream collection (targeting the communication medium and infrastructure) has been confirmed dating back to the 70s and as recent as 2013 with the Snowden leaks. Even the PRISM program with its "direct access" to providers like Yahoo and Google was eventually discovered to be tapping the fiber optic links between the companies datacenters without their knowledge or consent.
It is naive to say that the NSA does or does not use a particular collection method. The truth is they use them all to varying levels of success.
Upstream collection (targeting the communication medium and infrastructure) has been confirmed dating back to the 70s and as recent as 2013 with the Snowden leaks. Even the PRISM program with its "direct access" to providers like Yahoo and Google was eventually discovered to be tapping the fiber optic links between the companies datacenters without their knowledge or consent.