Obama's War on the Internet
By Philip Giraldi
All records of each and every internet usage, to include credit information and keystrokes that register everything that is written or sent, is accessible to the government authorities on demand, not through the action of a court or an independent authority. Ref. Source 4
FBI may get access to emails, records
Invasion of privacy in the Internet age. Expanding the reach of law enforcement to snoop on e-mail traffic or on Web surfing. Those are among the criticisms being aimed at the FBI as it tries to update a key surveillance law. Ref. Source 6
Stuxnet Worm a U.S. Cyber-Attack on Iran Nukes?:
A top expert in protecting industry and infrastructure from cyber-attacks has told the Financial Times that a computer worm which surfaced more than a year ago may well have been a deliberate attempt by the U.S. Government to destroy Iran's primary nuclear facility. Ref. Source 1
Virus 'odd' - former spy tech boss
Former United States National Security Agency chief technology officer Prescott Winter said the Stuxnet virus that may have infected Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant seemed "too sophisticated to have come from anything other than a government". Ref. Source 6
The "Cyberwar" Is Over and the National Security Agency Has Won
A "Memorandum of Agreement" struck last week between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the National Security Agency (NSA) promises to increase Pentagon control over America's telecommunications and electronic infrastructure. Ref. Source 8
Internet the new face of warfare?
A new Air Force manual for cyberwarfare describes a shadowy, fast-changing world where anonymous enemies can carry out devastating attacks in seconds and where conventional ideas about time and space don't apply. Ref. Source 3
Obama May Get Power To Shut Down Internet
By Daniel Tencer
Critics said the bill would allow the president to disconnect Internet networks and force private websites to comply with broad cybersecurity measures. Future US presidents would have those powers renewed indefinitely. Ref. Source 2