US and UK spy agencies defeat internet privacy and security

[Capt Worley PE]

US and British intelligence agencies have successfully cracked much of the online encryption relied upon by hundreds of millions of people to protect the privacy of their personal data, online transactions and emails, according to top-secret documents revealed by former contractor Edward Snowden.

More: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/05/nsa-gchq-encryption-codes-security

Interesting historical footnote to ponder: The NSA's codeword for its decryption program, Bullrun, is taken from a major battle of the American civil war. Its British counterpart, Edgehill, is named after the first major engagement of the English civil war, more than 200 years earlier.

Think about that....