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| NSA to oversee government internet traffic |
| 2009-07-04 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] The Obama Administration has planned to authorize the National Security Agency (NSA) to monitor government computer traffic on private-sector networks. The main aim of reviving the Bush-era project is to safeguard the sensitive information on government networks against cyber attacks launched from outside the US, the Washington Post quoted Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano as saying, according to AFP. "We absolutely intend to use the technical resources, the substantial ones, that NSA has. But... they will be guided, led and in a sense directed by the people we have at the Department of Homeland Security," Napolitano said. The Homeland Security has been charged with preparing the NSA to tackle cyber-terrorism, she said. Napolitano said the NSA would only be charged with screening the data exchanged between private sectors and the government system. "Each time a private citizen visited a 'dot.gov' website or sent an email to a civilian government employee, that action would be screened for potential harm to the network," the Post wrote. The project which was first introduced by the previous administration of President George W. Bush has been delayed mainly because of opposition by the privacy advocates. The program was due to be launched in February. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 The main aim of reviving the Bush-era project.. But, but, where is the usual outrage from the usual suspects that accompanied the project back then. /sarc off Power is self rationalizing |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-07-04 08:00 |