[Fwd: NSA tapping undersea fibers?]

[Ben Laurie]

Ben Meghreblian wrote:
> 
> Are these the same cables that diplomatic/intelligence services' traffic is
> carried on? If they are not, don't these groups have their own, and are
> therefore just as vulnerable to this type of tap?
> 
> As the article points out, the shear volume of traffic would be a problem,
> but isn't this the same kind of situation as echelon, where filters can, to
> some extent, limit the traffic that is analysed?

Anyone who doesn't encrypt critical traffic is a cretin.

Cheers,

Ben.

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