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On June 21 Snowden leaked how Britain's GCHQ taps fiber-optic cables to collect and store global email messages, Facebook posts, internet histories, and calls, and then shares the data with the NSA. Seven of the world's leading telecommunications companies provide GCHQ with secret, unlimited access to their network of undersea cables. The US government paid Britain's GCHQ roughly $155 million over three years to gain access and influence over its spying programs. NSA was found to be paying hundreds of millions of dollars each year to US companies for access to their networks.
On June 21 Snowden leaked how Britain's GCHQ taps fiber-optic cables to collect and store global email messages, Facebook posts, internet histories, and calls, and then shares the data with the NSA. Seven of the world's leading telecommunications companies provide GCHQ with secret, unlimited access to their network of undersea cables. The US government paid Britain's GCHQ roughly $155 million over three years to gain access and influence over its spying programs. NSA was found to be paying hundreds of millions of dollars each year to US companies for access to their networks.
In June 2013 the FBI secretly opened a case on Sharyl Attkisson’s computer intrusions under the auspices of '[[national security]].' The FBI contacted [[CBS]] without Attkisson’s knowledge, nor contact or interview Attkisson. FBI later ignores multiple [[FOIA]] request and other documents.
News of the FBI case involving Attkisson’s computer intrusions was circulated internally to the [[Justice Dept.]]’s national cyber security group, and grouped with a set of cases opened on 20 November, shortly after the president's re-election in 2012.<ref name="wyden.senate.gov">https://www.wyden.senate.gov/download/?id=285dc9e7-195a-4467-b0fe-caa857fc4e0d</ref>
On August 7 CBS News publicly announced confirmation of Attkisson’s computer intrusions.
{{Quotebox|“Attkisson’s computer was accessed by an unauthorized, external, unknown party on multiple occasions late in 2012…This party also used sophisticated methods to remove all possible indications of unauthorized activity, and alter system times to cause further confusion."<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-news-confirms-sharyl-attkissons-computer-hacked/</ref>}}
On September 5, 2013 a joint investigation by ProPublica, ''The New York Times'', and ''The Guardian'' found the NSA is winning its war against internet encryption with supercomputers, technical know-how, and court orders. NSA also has the ability to access user data for most major smartphones on the market, including Apple iPhones, BlackBerrys, and Google Android phones.
On September 5, 2013 a joint investigation by ProPublica, ''The New York Times'', and ''The Guardian'' found the NSA is winning its war against internet encryption with supercomputers, technical know-how, and court orders. NSA also has the ability to access user data for most major smartphones on the market, including Apple iPhones, BlackBerrys, and Google Android phones.