http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/edward-snowden-interview-nsa-hacking-operations-92658.html Perhaps we are getting to the real juicy bit of Edward Snowden's knowledge, perhaps he's dangling some bait and posturing, but he has given new details about something that many already suspected is true: US conducts massive amounts of cyber-espionage in the world. NSA alone, … [Read more...] about US Spy Agencies Hacking Networks Globally, 61,000 Operations! (Snowden Dishes More Dirt)
Cult of personality mindset and Xi Jinping (aside)
You've ever noticed how many American news personalities and pundits always talk about personality when they are comparing Xi Jinping with his predecessor Hu Jintao? Hu is described as lacking in this while Xi is often described as having more of it. See this latest Charlie Rose interview with Richard McGregor on the latest meeting between Xi and Obama and notice … [Read more...] about Cult of personality mindset and Xi Jinping (aside)
The Psychology Of “Something Completely Different”
"And now for something completely different...." So started many of Flying Circus' funniest moments. In a way, that was the simple slogan of yearning in all of us for "something completely different" in the world we live in. Something we could see, experience, or do. I thought of that phrase recently, when I read about Edward Snowden, the NSA surveillance program … [Read more...] about The Psychology Of “Something Completely Different”
Inevitable: US Spy Program Leaker Escapes to Hong Kong, Other Aftermath, How It Might Play Out
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-nsa-prism-scandal-20130609,0,934854,full.story In routine criminal cases, unlike this one, Hong Kong had shown a willingness in recent years to extradite people to face charges in the United States, he said. In the video, Snowden said that "Hong Kong has a strong tradition of free speech." Hong Kong returned from British to Chinese … [Read more...] about Inevitable: US Spy Program Leaker Escapes to Hong Kong, Other Aftermath, How It Might Play Out
Prism and U.S. Internet Giant’s Denial
Now that the U.S. President Obama has publicly acknowledged the existence of PRISM, it is interesting to see executives from America's Internet giants such as Google's Larry Page saying he has no knowledge of it. It is mind-boggling that he could say that while in 2012 alone, 1856 electronic surveillance and physical searches were approved with NONE denied by the Foreign … [Read more...] about Prism and U.S. Internet Giant’s Denial