Published via T: 2014-01-16 00:03:39
Andreessen, who (disclosure) is an investor in Pando, took to Twitter following a New York Times story that stated the NSA could now access computers that weren’t even connected to the Internet. It’s a scary thought, but as I read the article I realized that unlike some of the other revelations about widespread metadata dragnets or the deliberate weakening of encryption standards, the article notes “there is no evidence that the NSA has implanted its software or used its radio frequency technology inside the United States.”
Oh My Word
“Oh my WORD I can’t believe that spy agencies SPY.” Indeed, much of the NSA’s surveillance strategy, along with its close ties to telecommunications companies, has been public since before anyone’d heard the name “Edward Snowden.”
My Two Cents
Nice to have Andreessen take public positions. However, his making light of the numerous disclosures by Snowden re Quantum (just released today) as NO BIG DEAL is hubris. What has preceded this are the previously announced disclosures of Prism, XKeyscore, Tempora, Dropout Jeep and TAO. I supposed these are also no big deal. Hubris once again as it relates to the rest of us. While the rest of us may "think" this snooping goes on, Andreessen must be seeing live demo's.