Re: [liberationtech] NSA Director Alexander @ Senate Appropriations Committee (Jun 12)
On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 11:51 PM, Gregory Foster gfos...@entersection.org wrote: U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations (Jun 12) - Hearing on Cybersecurity: http://www.appropriations.senate.gov/ht-full.cfm?method=hearings.viewid=33dda6f9-5d83-409d-a8c5-7ada84b0c598 1) we do it for you! 2) DHS is protecting us from domestic threats 3) .org .net .edu can go to hell. -- Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
Re: [liberationtech] NSA Director Alexander @ Senate Appropriations Committee (Jun 12)
readers of this list may find interesting a brief analysis I've just posted of the discrepancies between General Alexander's testimony and media coverage of it--from the actual testimony it appears he did not mean to be claiming that dozens of terrorists attacks were prevented via collection of phone records, despite nearly every news source today using that as a headline: Through the PRISM of Media Distortions (of BLARNEY) http://www.uncomputing.org/?p=262 David On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 12:10 PM, Kyle Maxwell ky...@xwell.org wrote: Thanks for this. His comments on Guarding Privacy and Civil Liberties are as follows: Let me emphasize that our nation’s security in cyberspace is not a matter of resources alone. It is an enduring principle and an imperative. Everything depends on trust. We operate in a way that ensures we keep the trust of the American people because that trust is a sacred requirement. We do not see a tradeoff between security and liberty. It is not a choice, and we can and must do both simultaneously. The men and women of USCYBERCOM and NSA/CSS take this responsibility very seriously, as do I. Beyond my personal commitment to do this right, there are multiple oversight mechanisms in place. Given the nature of our work, of course, few outside of our Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branch oversight bodies can know the details of what we do or see that we operate every day under strict guidelines and accountability within one of the most rigorous oversight regimes in the U.S. Government. For those of you who do, and who have the opportunity to meet with the men and women of USCYBERCOM and NSA/CSS, you have seen for yourself how seriously we take this responsibility and our commitment to earning and maintaining your trust. Someday - not today, of course, but someday - they're going to get it about increased transparency. Some things will and should remain secret, but not anywhere near the extent of today. I hope that day comes sooner rather than later. On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 11:51 PM, Gregory Foster gfos...@entersection.org wrote: U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations (Jun 12) - Hearing on Cybersecurity: http://www.appropriations.senate.gov/ht-full.cfm?method=hearings.viewid=33dda6f9-5d83-409d-a8c5-7ada84b0c598 Complete video of the hearing and prepared testimony of each of the witnesses is linked here. This previously scheduled hearing received some press today as it was General Keith B. Alexander's first public appearance since the inception of the Snowden event. The General's prepared testimony provides a useful primer on the NSA/CSS and its relationship with Cyber Command - the US military branch active in the networked domain (PDF download): http://www.appropriations.senate.gov/ht-full.cfm?method=hearings.downloadid=6ae112a2-f7e1-4c6e-92a9-bd7b16f2824e gf -- Gregory Foster || gfos...@entersection.org @gregoryfoster http://entersection.com/ -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- David Golumbia dgolum...@gmail.com -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
Re: [liberationtech] NSA Director Alexander @ Senate Appropriations Committee (Jun 12)
Reminds me of a recent comment from someone I was training: Government information should be public. Personal information should be private. Unfortunately, we have it backwards. On 06/13/2013 12:10 PM, Kyle Maxwell wrote: Thanks for this. His comments on Guarding Privacy and Civil Liberties are as follows: Let me emphasize that our nation’s security in cyberspace is not a matter of resources alone. It is an enduring principle and an imperative. Everything depends on trust. We operate in a way that ensures we keep the trust of the American people because that trust is a sacred requirement. We do not see a tradeoff between security and liberty. It is not a choice, and we can and must do both simultaneously. The men and women of USCYBERCOM and NSA/CSS take this responsibility very seriously, as do I. Beyond my personal commitment to do this right, there are multiple oversight mechanisms in place. Given the nature of our work, of course, few outside of our Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branch oversight bodies can know the details of what we do or see that we operate every day under strict guidelines and accountability within one of the most rigorous oversight regimes in the U.S. Government. For those of you who do, and who have the opportunity to meet with the men and women of USCYBERCOM and NSA/CSS, you have seen for yourself how seriously we take this responsibility and our commitment to earning and maintaining your trust. Someday - not today, of course, but someday - they're going to get it about increased transparency. Some things will and should remain secret, but not anywhere near the extent of today. I hope that day comes sooner rather than later. On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 11:51 PM, Gregory Foster gfos...@entersection.org wrote: U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations (Jun 12) - Hearing on Cybersecurity: http://www.appropriations.senate.gov/ht-full.cfm?method=hearings.viewid=33dda6f9-5d83-409d-a8c5-7ada84b0c598 Complete video of the hearing and prepared testimony of each of the witnesses is linked here. This previously scheduled hearing received some press today as it was General Keith B. Alexander's first public appearance since the inception of the Snowden event. The General's prepared testimony provides a useful primer on the NSA/CSS and its relationship with Cyber Command - the US military branch active in the networked domain (PDF download): http://www.appropriations.senate.gov/ht-full.cfm?method=hearings.downloadid=6ae112a2-f7e1-4c6e-92a9-bd7b16f2824e gf -- Gregory Foster || gfos...@entersection.org @gregoryfoster http://entersection.com/ -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
[liberationtech] NSA Director Alexander @ Senate Appropriations Committee (Jun 12)
U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations (Jun 12) - Hearing on Cybersecurity: http://www.appropriations.senate.gov/ht-full.cfm?method=hearings.viewid=33dda6f9-5d83-409d-a8c5-7ada84b0c598 Complete video of the hearing and prepared testimony of each of the witnesses is linked here. This previously scheduled hearing received some press today as it was General Keith B. Alexander's first public appearance since the inception of the Snowden event. The General's prepared testimony provides a useful primer on the NSA/CSS and its relationship with Cyber Command - the US military branch active in the networked domain (PDF download): http://www.appropriations.senate.gov/ht-full.cfm?method=hearings.downloadid=6ae112a2-f7e1-4c6e-92a9-bd7b16f2824e gf -- Gregory Foster || gfos...@entersection.org @gregoryfoster http://entersection.com/ -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
