Documents: U.S. Mining Data From 9 Leading Internet Firms; Companies Deny Knowledge -- Washington Post
The National Security Agency and the FBI are tapping directly into the central servers of nine leading U.S. Internet companies, extracting audio and video chats, photographs, e-mails, documents, and connection logs that enable analysts to track foreign targets, according to a top-secret document obtained by The Washington Post.
The program, code-named PRISM, has not been made public until now. It may be the first of its kind. The NSA prides itself on stealing secrets and breaking codes, and it is accustomed to corporate partnerships that help it divert data traffic or sidestep barriers. But there has never been a Google or Facebook before, and it is unlikely that there are richer troves of valuable intelligence than the ones in Silicon Valley.
Read more ....
More News On Major Tech Firms Denying That They Gave The NSA And The FBI Access To Their Servers
NSA taps in to user data of Facebook, Google and others, secret files reveal -- The Guardian
Tech firms deny giving NSA, FBI 'direct access' to servers -- Mercury News/Reuters
Apple, Google, Microsoft, And Facebook Deny Involvement In Massive Government Spying Program (AAPL) -- SFGate
Apple, Google, Microsoft and Facebook Deny Involvement in Government Spying Program -- Entrepeneur
Facebook denies providing government 'direct access' to servers -- Reuters
Facebook: No Government Organization Was Provided With Direct Access To Our Servers -- AllFacebook
Microsoft says not part of broad government online monitoring -- Reuters
Apple denies giving government 'direct access' to servers -- Reuters
Apple denies feeding customer secrets to a U.S. spy agency -- CNN
Apple, Google, Facebook: Does NSA Have Access To Their Data? -- Value Walk
NSA scandal: what data is being monitored and how does it work? -- The Guardian
Here are the tech companies denying involvement with the NSA's PRISM program -- The Week
My Comment: What's my take .... there is a lot happening here, and the denials from these tech companies is not satisfying those who are paying attention.