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• "documents from the NSA - described smartphone data !"

 

 

 

 

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• "of iPhones - android devices - and the BlackBerry !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the mini-computers - have been personal communication - units !"

 

 

 

 

• "digital assistants - and life coaches !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and they often knew more - about a user - than most users suspected !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "for the NSA - the data storage units - were enticing !"

 

 

 

 

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• "they would like to see - social contacts !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "details about the user's behavior - and location !"

 

 

 

 

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• "interests - through search terms - for example !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "photos - and sometimes credit card numbers - and passwords !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the documents described - task forces !"

 

 

 

 

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• "for the smartphone manufacturers - and operating systems !"

 

 

 

 

 

• "specialized teams studied - Apple's iPhone - and its iOS operating system !"

 

 

 

 

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• "as well as Google's - Android mobile operating system !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "another team worked on - BlackBerry - which has a strong protection !"

 

 

 

 

 

• "the documents described - backup files - in smartphones !"

 

 

 

 

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• "these files contained - lists of contacts !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "call logs - and drafts of text messages !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the documents described - small programs - known as "scripts"  !"

 

 

 

 

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• "38 different features - of the iPhone 3 and 4 - operating systems !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "they included the mapping feature - voicemail - and photos !"

 

 

 

 

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• "as well as the Google Earth - Facebook - and Yahoo Messenger applications !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the documents described they spent years on - BlackBerry communications !"

 

 

 

 

• "which enjoy a higher degree - of encryption protection !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the documents described a special - "BlackBerry working group"  ! - ( SMS trafic ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "problems with the BlackBerry data - were suddenly encountered !"

 

 

 

 

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• "because of a new data compression method - introduced by the manufacturer !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "for half a year - they were studying the - new BlackBerry code !"

 

 

 

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• "then the documents described - the problem was solved - "champagne"  !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Encryption Standards - the New York Times: LINK ¤ the NEW YORK TIMES

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• "the federal agency - NIST - national institute of standards and technology !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "charged with recommending - cybersecurity standards !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "said that it reopens - the public vetting process - for an encryption standard !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "after reports of the NSA - and this standard !"

 

 

 

 

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• "a back door - into a standard - adopted by NIST !"

 

 

 

 

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• "and later by the - International Organization for Standardization ! - ( 163 countries ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SMARTPHONE - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ SMARTPHONE

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