Tailored Access Operations.
Tech geeks were up in digital arms this week as German newspaper Der Spiegel reported about new, previously undisclosed NSA capability and program information. As much as these programs are newsworthy, the peripheral questions must also be considered. One, what level of cooperation did tech companies (Apple, Microsoft, AMD, Intel, among others) give NSA in order to install backdoor channels into computer software/hardware? Two, what will these companies do in order to protect the privacy of their customers (AC: potential for class action lawsuits)? And three, which companies (USPS, FedEx, UPS) allowed the diversion and tampering of personal property, which violated federal law, and how will they be prosecuted?
Additional Topics:
The future of biometrics.
Advances in thermal camo.
Anti-tamper measures.
WiFi-hacking drones.
Risk of border seizures.
