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To Protect And Infect Part 2 (Jacob Applebaum )

Aiden Ljubuncic

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  • Presented by Jacob Appelbaum, security researcher
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SecurityPrivacy and surveillanceNetworking and protocolsCryptography

Jacob Appelbaum presents details and documents from the 30th Chaos Communication Congress regarding the NSA's digital surveillance and interception tools.

Security researcher Jacob Appelbaum revealed what he calls "wrist-slitting depressing" details about the National Security Agency's spy programs at a computer conference in Germany on Monday where he presented previously unpublished NSA files. "They would be able to break into this phone, almost certainly, and turn on the microphone," Appelbaum said at one point as he re-inserted the battery into his mobile device. "All without a court, and that to me is really scary." Indeed, classified files shown later during his presentation revealed a device that for $175,800 allows the NSA or another license client to construct a fake cell tower than can allow officials to eavesdrop on texts and talks alike. See the full article here: rt.com/usa/appelbaum-30c3-nsa-snowden-986/?utm_source=browse… This is my first Video so please leave a comment if you have any tips for me. Thank you

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What people say. Recommended as an eye-opening presentation on the extent of NSA surveillance capabilities and the necessity of internet privacy.

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