Without public notice or debate, the Obama administration has expanded the National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance of Americans' international Internet traffic to search for evidence of malicious computer hacking, according to classified NSA documents.. In mid-2012, Justice Department lawyers wrote two secret memos permitting the spy agency to begin hunting on Internet cables, without a warrant and on American soil, for data linked to computer intrusions originating abroad. Leaked documents indicate that the NSA has significantly broadened its monitoring of domestic internet activities, aiming to gather data related to potential foreign cyber intrusions.. Internet Surveillance, NSA Tactics, Computer Hacking. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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