Insights in Signals Intelligence, Communications Security and Top Level Telecommunications. Also tweeting in Dutch and sometimes in German. Photo: NTOC in 2006
Joined June 2013
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New: Research by the @LibrootOrg collective reveals interesting new details from the #Snowden files:
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Section 702 sunsets today. What’s next? Surveillance can continue until March 2027 under a grandfather clause. In the meantime, Congress must take this opportunity to build real protections for Americans’ privacy into any Section 702 2.0. 1/17
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Almost exactly 13 years after the start of the NSA-leaks, Edward #Snowden appeared on a state-owned Russian television channel in a report about the risks of foreign technology:
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For a recap of the main topics of the Snowden-revelations, see my 10-year anniversary blog post:
electrospaces.net/2023/06/on…
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New Executive Order creates a “voluntary framework” for #AI developers to give the #NSA and other US government agencies early access to their latest AI models: breakingdefense.com/2026/06/…
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13 years ago I started this account on Twitter, shortly after the start of the Snowden revelations... those were the days!
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Hof: encryptiedienst is niet crimineel omdat criminelen die gebruiken | Directeur Ennetcom deels vrijgesproken crimesite.nl/hof-encryptiedi…
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Senate Democrats are warning that naming FHFA director Bill Pulte as acting DNI could make it harder to pass an extension for Section 702 FAA:
nextgov.com/people/2026/06/p…
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For the main problems with Section 702 FAA, which is the legal authorization for PRISM and Upstream collection, see: electrospaces.net/2017/12/se…
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GPS navigation includes a publicly broadcast 176-bit special-message field that have carried high-entropy payloads for years. It looks like a one-way encrypted control or key-distribution channel. Effectively a GPS-transmitted, world-reachable number station. The publicly receivable GPS navigation signal appears to leak operational metadata about military cryptographic logistics? @sjmurdoch lsc-pagepro.mydigitalpublica…
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Germany's decision to choose ChapsVision over Palantir marks a significant shift in national security strategy, prioritizing local control over sensitive data and signaling a new era of digital sovereignty. resiliencemedia.co/germany-c… #defence
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Medewerkers van het omstreden technologiebedrijf #Palantir kunnen bij gevoelige data van #Defensie. Dat bevestigt het ministerie aan @FTM_nl. Ondertussen neemt de onrust over de afhankelijkheid van Palantir-software toe:
ftm.nl/artikelen/omstreden-t…
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Vrijdag werd het boek "Onder diplomatieke dekmantel" gepresenteerd, waaruit blijkt dat Buitenlandse Zaken een eigen veiligheidsdienst (VDB) had, die verwikkeld was in tal van pikante kwesties en zelfs contacten met buitenlandse geheime diensten onderhield:
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In Russland: Der Wandel von passiver Internetzensur zu aktiver Durchsetzung (mit verbot von VPNs, Whitelisting, usw.)
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The Trump regime goes for the visual look of Empire regardless of the damage it does to the American soft power mechanisms:
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Wat makes #Palantir software systems so attractive for governments: berthub.eu/articles/posts/so…
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Many more numbers about #NSA surveillance operations can be found in the Annual Statistical Transparency Report for 2025:
dni.gov/files/CLPT/documents…
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Last year, the FISA Court allowed the #NSA to use #PRISM and #Upstream collection for #counternarcotics operations. That makes a total of four topics for which these programs are used now:
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A detailed overview of the laws and regulations governing #NSA operations can be found here: electrospaces.net/2015/09/ns…
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A bit more about the new counternarcotics certification for operations under Section 702 FAA can be found in the DNI's Annual Statistical Transparency Report for 2024 (page 22):
dni.gov/files/CLPT/documents…
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