[ NNSquad ] German spy agency seeks millions to monitor social networks outside Germany and crack SSL

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

German spy agency seeks millions to monitor social networks outside
Germany and crack SSL

(IT World): http://www.itworld.com/article/2845603/german-spy-agency-seeks-millions-to-monitor-social-networks-outside-germany.html

   "The BND also wants to spend EUR4.5 million to crack and monitor
    HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) encrypted Internet
    traffic. By 2020 some of that money may be spent [on] the black market
    to buy zero day exploits, unpublicized vulnerabilities that can be
    exploited by hackers."

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Weren't the Germans complaining loudly about NSA? Oh well.

--Lauren--
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