Cybercrimes with Ben Hemmersley Video Series

Cybercrimes with Ben Hemmersley – Video Series #6 – Surveillence Presentation of the Edward Snowden US Government leaks 2013.

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Edward Snowden (born 1983) – at age 22 began career  CIA Analyst – Geneva ~~ Dell Contractor with NSA – Japan, Hawaii  Heavy presence on internet forums – freedom of information, free speech – should have stopped security clearance  Files stolen proved we have no internet privacy due to massive data collection by government

Hong Kong – Mira Hotel  Contacted publications, journalists – Guardian US  Guardian sent team to meet Snowden  June 6, 2016 – filmed interview & first publication of stolen documents

Snowden  Hong Kong  safe house  Moscow (in airport 40 days)  Temporary asylum  Aug. 2014 give 3 year Russian Residency  Criminal Charges - 2013 o Theft of government property o Unauthorized communication of national defense information o Willful communication of classified intelligence information to unauthorized persons

Metadata  Information other than message on electronic transmissions – dates, locations, IPs, addresses, dates, tracking, etc.  Other “secret” software: o Tempora (UK, supported by US), o Prism o Tailored Access Operations – NSA – to spy on internet, has lots of trap doors  Powerful computers constantly crunching metadata

Government Officials claim  At least 2 major terror attacks per year have been stopped using metadata since 9-11-2001.  Documents have hurt national security & international security  Can’t look at all information so people shouldn’t worry

Thomas Drake, Former NSA, Whistleblower  Internet hit NSA hard & were unprepared to deal with it  “Thin Thread” project – would solve internet problem in early 2000’s, discontinued few weeks before 911 – Missed 911 signs  NSA used 911 to get millions – “Trailblazer” Project  Mass surveillance  Drake went to bosses about shortcomings of Trailblazer  Whistleblower – abuse, fraud & waste in NSA  Indicted but most charges dropped

George Orwells’ 1984: Have we come to accept surveillance?