The United States National Security Agency (NSA) is widely believed to have mandated high-tech vendors build backdoors into their hardware and software. Reactions from foreign governments to the news are harming American businesses and, some contend, may result in the breakup of the Internet. For example, Russia is moving to paper and typewriters in some cases to move certain types of information, Robert Neivert, COO of Private.me, told the E-Commerce Times.
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The Fallout From the NSA's Backdoors Mandate
Posted by: Richard Adhikari January 13, 2015 05:00 AMThe United States National Security Agency (NSA) is widely believed to have mandated high-tech vendors build backdoors into their hardware and software. Reactions from foreign governments to the news are harming American businesses and, some contend, may result in the breakup of the Internet. For example, Russia is moving to paper and typewriters in some cases to move certain types of information, Robert Neivert, COO of Private.me, told the E-Commerce Times.