NSA: Microsoft also think encrypting its fiber networks ... - ZDNet

Security: The giant feared a compromise of its inter-server connections globally by the intelligence agency, like the Muscular program used against Google and Yahoo

consider Microsoft for some time to encrypt all of its inter-server traffic, says the Washington Post this morning. Redmond is concerned, the newspaper said, the NSA could compromise its global communications system, like what she did with the networks of Google and Yahoo.

The Washington Post cites “people with direct knowledge of the discussions of the company,” claiming that Microsoft must decide this week should take to encrypt their data, and according to what schedule.

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giant has doubts for several months, but the revelation of the Muscular program for Yahoo and Google, have been the trigger to push for action. A little late? A little naive? Maybe …

But Microsoft officials have, according to them, no objective evidence that the NSA could target its communication networks. It is not that several documents leaked by Edward Snowden, citing namely Hotmail, Windows Live Messenger, or passing Microsoft Passport.

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If these documents are true, the Microsoft lawyer Brad Smith, said it would be possible breach of the U.S. Constitution. Meanwhile, the giant intends to finally take responsibility and join Facebook, Google, Yahoo and Twitter by encrypting its inter-server communications.

A major effort to secure the digital giants, still welcome. Even if a representative of the U.S. administration, speaking at the Washington Post on condition of anonymity, said that the data collection could be done in a large number of places, not just on private fiber networks businesses. The game of cat and mouse.