It seems that somebody is reading my post and creating response to what I say its almost scary if I could be Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says hes called Obama to express frustration over governments internet behavior Zuckerberg says he is “so confused and frustrated” by reports of the behavior of the US government, stating that they should be a champion of the internet instead of a threat. Comments (12) By Michael Sorrentino / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Thursday, March 13, 2014, 10:11 PM David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (right) said Thursday that he has called President Obama (left) in frustration over what he says is ‘the damage the government is creating for all of our future.’ Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, said Thursday that he has called President Obama to express his frustration over reports on the U.S. government’s Internet behavior, saying that it is damaging the Internet. In his own Facebook post Thursday, the CEO said the call is not going to lead to any reforms in the short term, and called upon the website’s users toward building a more secure Internet. RELATED: ANGRY BIRDS, OTHER ‘LEAKY’ CELLPHONE APPS ALLOW NSA TO COLLECT DATA: REPORT Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took to his own social network Thursday, stating that his engineers have been working to improve security. “They need to be much more transparent about what they’re doing, or otherwise people will believe the worst,” Zuckerberg said. While Zuckerberg does not mention any specific reports by name, it comes a day after The Intercept reports that the National Security Agency has the ability to fake a Facebook server in order to infect and examine a target’s computer, according to files provided by whistleblower Edward Snowden. The exploit is part of a system codenamed TURBINE, designed to automate tasks previously done manually by the agency’s hackers. Among other eavesdropping tactics referenced include sending out spam emails with malware that can be tailored to record audio from a computer’s microphone and take snapshots with its webcam. NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY / HANDO/EPA Several popular Internet platforms, including Google Maps, Flickr, Twitter and even smartphone app Angry Birds, reportedly are able to leak information to the National Security Agency. “This is why I’ve been so confused and frustrated by the repeated reports of the behavior of the US government,” Zuckerberg writes. “When our engineers work tirelessly to improve security, we imagine we’re protecting you against criminals, not our own government.” The CEO said that the U.S. government should be a “champion” for the Internet, and become more transparent about what they are doing. Facebook is not the only popular Internet platform reportedly being used by the NSA to collect user data. Reports in late January say that Google Maps, Flickr, Twitter, LinkedIn and popular smartphone app Angry Birds all have data collected by National Security Agency data centers. msorrentino@nydailynews
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 19:34:20 +0000
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