Gerade jemand hier, der aus der Tatsache, dass die NSA einen guten Teil der im Internet verwendeten Verschlüsselungsverfahren umgehen kann, einen Thread machen kann und will? Ich darf ja (noch) nicht :-(
Hier das, was ich schreiben würde (erste Zeile ist Titelzeile, falls das nicht zu lang ist)
NSA circumvents some encryption algorithms used on the Internet, covertly inserts weaknesses into software
US and UK spy agencies defeat privacy and security on the internet
NSA and GCHQ unlock encryption used to protect emails, banking and medical records
$250m-a-year US program works covertly with tech companies to insert weaknesses into products
Security experts say programs 'undermine the fabric of the internet'
http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...codes-security
While we know the NSA already collects massive amounts of data, they also have a way to deal with encrypted data. Besides using the usual tools anyone who wants to break encrypted data would use (search for weak passwords or key leakage sources, for example), the NSA can influence this process further upstream, if you want to call it that:
- The NSA covertly influences the design of encryption schemes and "encourages" firms to include backdoors in the implementation e.g. known (to the NSA) variables used in the algorithm so decrypting gets much easier. The neat side-effect is that without that knowledge, the encryption algorithm still seems secure.
- They also have an enormous amount of cryptographers and mathematicians that work on breaking encryption algorithms.
- If they have someone on their target list, they'll probably get into their computer.
Commenting on this is Bruce Schneier, one of the better-known experts in the field:
The US government has betrayed the internet. We need to take it back
The NSA has undermined a fundamental social contract. We engineers built the internet and now we have to fix it
http://www.theguardian.com/commentis...net-nsa-spying
But not all is lost: The maths behind well-reviewed encryption algorithms work, the problem is the implementation or the software you're using. Bruce Schneier has some advice on what to do:
How to remain secure against NSA surveillance
The NSA has huge capabilities and if it wants in to your computer, it's in. With that in mind, here are five ways to stay safe
http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...e-surveillance
The New York Times has also written about it:
N.S.A. Foils Much Internet Encryption
The National Security Agency is winning its long-running secret war on encryption, using supercomputers, technical trickery, court orders and behind-the-scenes persuasion to undermine the major tools protecting the privacy of everyday communications in the Internet age, according to newly disclosed documents.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/06/us...tion.html?_r=0
It's funny in a way that, short of an confirmation that the NSA possesses quantum computers, this is more or less the worst any conspiracy theorist could image. Except it's true.