{"id":42320,"date":"2013-11-07T20:20:51","date_gmt":"2013-11-07T18:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=42320"},"modified":"2013-11-07T20:20:51","modified_gmt":"2013-11-07T18:20:51","slug":"mikko-hypponen-how-the-nsa-betrayed-the-worlds-trust-time-to-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=42320","title":{"rendered":"Mikko Hypponen: How the NSA betrayed the world&#8217;s trust &#8212; time to act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/mikko_hypponen_how_the_nsa_betrayed_the_world_s_trust_time_to_act.html\" width=\"520\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Recent events have highlighted, underlined and bolded the fact that the United States is performing blanket surveillance on any foreigner whose data passes through an American entity &#8212; whether they are suspected of wrongdoing or not. This means that, essentially, every international user of the internet is being watched, says Mikko Hypponen. An important rant, wrapped with a plea: to find alternative solutions to using American companies for the world&#8217;s information needs.<\/p>\n<p>As computer access expands, Mikko Hypponen asks: What&#8217;s the next killer virus, and will the world be able to cope with it? And also: How can we protect digital privacy in the age of government surveillance?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent events have highlighted, underlined and bolded the fact that the United States is performing blanket surveillance on any foreigner whose data passes through an American entity &#8212; whether they are suspected of wrongdoing or not. This means that, essentially, every international user of the internet is being watched, says Mikko Hypponen. 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