Government, Business, And Privacy: New Article On Off The Grid News Reveals How Businesses Supply Government With Tools To Invade Privacy
Thomson, IL (PRWEB) July 17, 2013 -- As Edward Snowden remains in the headlines following the NSA scandal, Americans continue to be concerned about their privacy and what various government agencies will do next. A new article on Off The Grid News, How Businesses Help Government Invade Your Privacy, explains how some of these concerns are verified.
Though the fourth amendment of the United States Constitution protects citizens’ privacy in terms of homes, papers, and other physical objects, the law today remains vague concerning digital materials and communications. This leaves a gray area that many government agencies exploit to conduct searches that violate privacy without a warrant. Many businesses have seen an opportunity to make a profit and so have created products to aid in privacy violation.
In his article, Daniel Jennings remarks, “What’s more disgusting is that dozens of companies peddling such software actually showed up at a trade show in Washington D.C. in October 2011. Wall Street Journal reporters attended the conference and put together a disturbing catalog of the products for sale there.” He includes a list of some of the products available, including the Wolfhound Cellphone Detector Pro, AppTap for Google Android, and Packet Monitoring Solutions. Following each of the five products he provides a brief description of the company offering the product and the product’s function.
The article also includes a short glossary of hacking terminology, a list that is becoming increasingly important to know as cyber privacy comes to be a thing of the past. The list contains definitions for various techniques of data collection and analysis as well as names for people and products involved in hacking and digital eavesdropping. One of the specific entries is data analysis, which made headlines earlier this year when Snowden exposed the NSA’s activities in this field. Jennings defines it, stating “The idea is to sift through large amounts of data and try to determine who is talking to whom; for example, to try and figure out who is calling a particular phone number or visiting a certain website. There are now computer programs that can analyze large numbers of phone calls at once by looking for certain words or terms.”
Jennings concludes, “This is just the tip of the iceberg, but it shows some of the capabilities that government agencies want. Worse, it shows there are companies willing to provide those capabilities for a price.”
Off The Grid News is an independent organization devoted to providing practical information about living today and in light of the challenges of the future. The news team looks for the truth beneath the facts of the top news stories and how they will affect your life.
Tony Belha, Solutions From Science, Inc., http://www.solutionsfromscience.com, (815) 259-0168, [email protected]
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