14 DAY TRIAL // Ever since the reports about the NSA spying began four months ago, more and more entities are trying to get away from the snooping intelligence agency.
Telecom providers, businesses and governments are all trying to make sure the NSA keeps its nose out of their business, RT reports.
This past weekend it was revealed that Brazil wants to create a cyber-security system to keep the US intelligence agency at bay, particularly by setting up a local encrypted email system.
Companies from countries such as Germany are doing their best to make sure the service remains in the country and doesn’t cross borders where the NSA could easily get its hands on communications.
Others are doing their best to reinforce web operations through various methods. For instance, encrypted communications provider Unseen has already moved its servers and bank accounts to Iceland after customers demanded they moved to a place where their data was safe.
And they’re not the only ones getting such requests, it seems, and most companies are eyeing Iceland for its dedication to protecting the rights of its citizens.
Others, such as Yahoo and Google are also putting in the effort to secure the communications of their users (despite having their names associated with the PRISM program). Just today, Yahoo announced they were making HTTPS the default setting for its mail service starting in January 2014.
With more and more details reaching the media about the NSA surveillance programs, other companies are sure to follow, from both the United States and other nations across the globe.
Glenn Greenwald, the journalist who’s been reporting on the subject and who has thousands of documents from Edward Snowden, hinted that there’s an incoming report on the US spying on France and all countries in Africa.
To make matters worse, he also said that the biggest stories haven’t been published yet.