National Security Agency’s Loss Made Snowden Smile - http://clapway.com/2015/12/01/national-security-agencys-loss-made-snowden-smile121/

The National Security Agency has officially announced that, due to the newly agreed USA Freedom Act, they are shutting down one of their largest spying programs. A former member of the NSA, Edward Snowden, should be the happiest person to hear this news.

THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY SHUTS DOWN SPYING PROGRAM

The NSA has broken the news on what the USA Freedom Act is aimed at. The NSA mentioned how this act is aimed at eliminating the bulk of the metadata collected by them and they mentioned how this act was passed by Congress in June, but because of the 180-day transition period it officially shut down November 28th. They also mention that the new law will require them, and any other government agencies, to get a court order before being able to collect any information or phone records for people. A report was also released by Reuters which pointed out that any data the NSA has will last until February 29th, 2016, but after that the NSA will have to delete all historic records.

EDWARD SNOWDEN PROBABLY SMILING AT THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY

For anyone who does not know the story on Edward Snowden, according to the NSA, Snowden was a member for them and he disclosed classified information from them to the public in 2013. After this, NSA says how Snowden was charged by the U.S. Department of Justice for this incident. This incident is precisely why Snowden is probably smiling at what has happened to the NSA. This can be thought of as Snowden’s payback against the NSA. It can be imagined that Snowden is happy about this news. Not only Snowden, but the general public should be happy about this news because they gained a little more privacy. The NSA will certainly shake up after this new law has been passed and it will be interesting to see how they handle it in the coming months and years.

National Security Agency’s Loss Made Snowden Smile

Encryption Backfires: Safety or Terrorism? - http://clapway.com/2015/11/18/encryption-backfires-safety-or-terrorism123/

With the recent attacks in Paris, it’s possible that encrypted messaging apps aren’t seen in as great a light as they were seen by Edward Snowden. Apps such as Signal and Whatsapp are now under the watchful eye of world authorities, and encryption, which was once thought of as safe messaging is now a terrorism threat.

Encryption Backfires: Safety or Terrorism?

Snowden Probably Warned Us About This Too

There is certainly no such thing as too safe. There must always be a balance, and what looked like the best way for people to message each other safety has gotten into the wrong hands – which is natural.

Encryption has often been seen in a positive light. It means security and privacy, which the Internet guarantees very little of. With apps like Signal and Whatsapp and Telegram, which has recently gone under fire for supposedly being used by ISIS to communicate prior to the Paris attacks, people felt secure about their messages. But with the recent outbreaks of terrorism, encryption is starting to look shadier, like it involves business that can’t be spoken of even in hushed environments.

Terrorism Strikes And Encryption is Under Fire

The world’s war on terror has gotten increasingly difficult, but there will definitely come a time when encryption is once again associated with safety and not with terror. Hopefully, as nations come together to fight the fight against terror (not against race, resources or religions), even apps like Signal and Whatsapp can be used to fight back. Technology is a powerful tool that can be used for good as well as for bad, and it, too, can fight back.

Encryption Backfires: Safety or Terrorism?