U.S. gives big, secret push to Internet surveillance

Justice Department agreed to issue “2511 letters” immunizing AT&T and other companies participating in a cybersecurity program from criminal prosecution under the Wiretap Act, according to new documents obtained by the Electronic Privacy Information Center.

Declan McCullagh CNET 4/24/2013

Senior Obama administration officials have secretly authorized the interception of communications carried on portions of networks […]

Obama rejected tough options for countering Chinese cyber attacks two years ago

“There’s so much of it going on the adversaries don’t know what the line is. They do not know that there is a line they can’t cross.”

 

Soft on Cyber Crime

Bill Gertz The Washington Free Beacon 3/11/2013

President Barack Obama two years ago rejected a series of tough actions against China, […]

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