Technology firms in the United States might be impacted adversely by the National Security Agency’s controversial PRISM program. Classified documents about the program leaked to The Washington Post and The Guardian indicate that major U.S. high-tech companies provide it data. This data is the major source of raw intelligence for the NSA’s analytical reports, according to the agency. The leaked documents indicate that 98 percent of the data collected by PRISM comes from Google, Yahoo and Microsoft. All three have denied involvement.
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Tech Industry Could Pay Stiff Price for PRISM
Posted by: Richard Adhikari June 7, 2013 02:44 PMTechnology firms in the United States might be impacted adversely by the National Security Agency’s controversial PRISM program. Classified documents about the program leaked to The Washington Post and The Guardian indicate that major U.S. high-tech companies provide it data. This data is the major source of raw intelligence for the NSA’s analytical reports, according to the agency. The leaked documents indicate that 98 percent of the data collected by PRISM comes from Google, Yahoo and Microsoft. All three have denied involvement.