Of course the NSA spied on people who were working on better phone encryption

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http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/c0n1l7eSWIfjFL2dBrJlPw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/BGR_News/nsa-sign.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/course-nsa-spied-people-were-working-better-phone-010025684.html)The NSA’s-far-reaching powers have been further detailed in an extensive report from The Intercept, which reveals that the agency has conducted an advanced spying operation for years in an effort-to spy on-mobile operators working on phone encryption. The operation reportedly also targeted-bodies that oversee-telecom standards, in order to stay updated on new security protocols and identify-or even insert vulnerabilities into those communication networks it wanted access to. FROM EARLIER: Ex-NSA lawyer: Apple and Google may end up like BlackBerry if they make their phones more secure Codenamed Auroragold-and pointed-out to the publication by whistleblower Edward Snowden, the operation has been active since at least 2010, though it’s not clear whether the NSA still uses it. According to the documents provided,



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