We had a long time to hear news from him Edward Snowden and many wondered if his revelations were finally over. But the exiled informant came to dispel all doubt. With an unprecedented interview he gave to Wired magazine, he not only reported news data of the NSA's actions, but also stated that the revelations are yet to come. Snowden stayed with James Bamford for three days.
Bamford spent three whole days with Snowden, the longest time that a journalist (and a former NSA official) has spent with him since he was in Russia.
Apart from work, however, they also had time for fun. One fact, in fact, put us in the mood for what life in Russia is like for Snowden: When Russians recognize Snowden on the street, he just looks at them and says "Shhh" putting his finger to his lips.
But speaking about the actions of the secret service, the information they have seen is quite worrying.
In the interview published in Wired, the former spy revealed that the NSA, has built a standalone online defense system to crush not only the digital attacks against the US, but also to start digital retaliation in a heartbeat. Its name is MonsterMind και έχει σχεδιαστεί για να καθαρίζει τις βάσεις δεδομένων των μεταδεδομένων, να αναλύει τα μοτίβα movements in a way that makes malicious moves stand out. So foreign attackers with DDoS or malware attacks against financial institutions, or government infrastructure could be very easily detected and blocked.
Snowden said he did not know much about it - more than a year has passed since he left the United States - but Wired aptly states that the only way to detect malware is to scan the entire internet.
This practice, however, will be contrary to the fourth amendment and the recent oversight report by Judge John Bates on the NSA's respect for privacy and individual liberties.
Of course we need to think and that if Monstermind project launches automatically cyber attacks as retaliation foreign forces, then you should definitely violates the law states that only Congress can make a formal declaration of war.
