So let’s see if we can find the thread that connects some recent news from the technology world. Microsoft Corp. has agreed to let users of its forthcoming XBox One game system
disable the “always on” motion-sensing camera that was previously described as a fully integrated component that couldn’t be turned off. Two companies that offer high-encryption e-mail services, Lavabit and Silent Circle, have announced they will
cease providing it. Foreign firms interested in cloud computing, widely viewed as tech’s next profit machine,
are seriously considering Asian and European providers instead of U.S. ones.
In each case, the decision was made after concerns were raised about security. And the concerns in question were about the security policies of the U.S. government
Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-15/how-the-nsa-is-hurting-the-tech-sector.html
